Spanish premier calls Israel 'genocidal state,' says Spain 'does not do business' with it

The Spanish prime minister on Wednesday described Israel as a "genocidal state" and said Spain "does not do business with such a country," marking his strongest language yet on the issue.

During a parliamentary question-and-answer session in Madrid, Pedro Sanchez responded to criticism from Gabriel Rufian, a Catalan member of parliament, who accused the Socialist leader of maintaining trade ties with Israel despite the Gaza war.

"I want to make one thing clear here, Mr. Rufian. We do not do business with a genocidal state, we do not," Sanchez stressed.