Pedro Almodovar demanded that the Spanish government break off relations with Israel

Filmmaker Pedro Almodovar has called on the Spanish government to sever relations with Israel. Almodovar's video message was posted on August 27 on the Instagram account of the El Deseo production company (owned by Meta, a company recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation and whose activities are prohibited in the territory of the Russian Federation).

"I ask our government to sever diplomatic, commercial and any other relations with the State of Israel as a sign of condemnation of the genocide it is carrying out against the people of Gaza in front of the whole world," the director said.

Almodovar also appealed to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to convince other European countries to join the severance of relations with Israel. In addition, the director invited users to post their own appeals with the same appeal on social networks.

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Earlier, on August 25, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attacked the Nasser Hospital, killing 14 people, including five journalists. It is specified that among the dead are Hossam al—Masri, a photojournalist for Reuters, Mohammed Salama, a photojournalist for Al Jazeera, Mariam Abu Daka, a journalist for several media outlets, including The Independent Arabic and The Associated Press, and Moaz Abu Taha, a journalist for the NBC network.

On August 26, journalists from various Arab media held a solidarity rally in Gaza City. During the action, the need for international legal protection was emphasized for members of the press in the Gaza Strip who "record the crimes of the Israeli occupation with their cameras and lenses."

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