{"id":20523,"date":"2018-09-13T14:33:14","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T14:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/09\/13\/spain-walks-back-on-decision-to-halt-bomb-sales-to-saudis\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:51:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:51:57","slug":"spain-walks-back-on-decision-to-halt-bomb-sales-to-saudis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2018\/09\/13\/spain-walks-back-on-decision-to-halt-bomb-sales-to-saudis\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain walks back on decision to halt bomb sales to Saudis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MADRID \u2014 Spain will go ahead with a shipment of precision bombs to Saudi Arabia, officials said Thursday, reversing on a previous decision and angering activists who claim the weapons could harm civilians in Yemen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arms Control, a campaign by non-profit organizations lobbying to end arms sales to countries that have caused civilian casualties, called the government&#8217;s move &#8220;disappointing&#8221; and urged authorities to reconsider once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2018\/09\/10\/spain-holds-talks-with-saudi-arabia-over-weapons-deals\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18102500382488.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Spain holds talks with Saudi Arabia over weapons deals<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Spain says it is holding talks with Saudi Arabia to resolve differences over a shipment of bombs that, according to Spanish defense authorities, could end up targeting civilians in Yemen.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;This makes Spain potentially complicit in committing crimes of war with these weapons,&#8221; said Alberto Estevez, who coordinates the campaign backed by Amnesty International, Greenpeace, Intermon Oxfam and Spain&#8217;s FundiPau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Spanish center-left government of Pedro Sanchez is reversing an announcement last week to cancel the delivery of 400 laser-guided bombs to the Saudi military over fears they could be used against civilians in Yemen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With more than 22 million people in desperate need, United Nations has called the conflict raging since March 2015 in the Gulf country the world&#8217;s worst humanitarian crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">International rights groups have blamed the Saudi-led coalition&#8217;s airstrikes and attacks in the fight against Iran-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen for the killing of civilians, including children. 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