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The UN special rapporteur, Francesca Albanese, Tuesday called for sanctions against Israel without further delay, citing its actions in Gaza as genocide and one of the darkest chapters in history.

During a series of official meetings in Madrid, including with representatives from several political groups in the Spanish Parliament, Albanese said that global inaction must end and that measures against Israel are a matter of human decency, not politics.

“Condemning the catastrophe in Palestine and taking action against Israel is not a political issue, it is a matter of humanity,” she told journalists.

Albanese described the violence and oppression by Israel in Palestine as long-standing and called for a decisive international response.

“The time has come to implement a complete halt of diplomatic, economic, and financial relations with Israel—not just as an act of solidarity, but also as a preventative measure,” she stated.

She accused Israel of violating international law with impunity, saying: “Israel is writing one of the darkest chapters in its history in Gaza. Once we understand what it has done, we will be ashamed—but it will be too late.”

Albanese also criticized the “Gaza Humanitarian Aid Fund” created by the United States and Israel, arguing that it fails to meet the real needs on the ground.

“This is a rejection of humanitarian aid,” she said.

“This is one of the most brutal experiments I have ever witnessed. This is not aid. Palestinians call it ‘The Hunger Games.’ They are killing people who are on the verge of starvation, and there is a clear solution to this: states must break the blockade. We must send humanitarian aid by ship. Stopping the genocide is our responsibility.”

Rejecting international calls for a ceasefire, the Israeli army has pursued a brutal offensive against Gaza since October 2023, killing nearly 56,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children.

Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.