May 27, 2026
Spanish police forcibly detained members of the Global Sumud Flotilla and their supporters at Bilbao Airport after the activists were deported from Israel, with video showing violent clashes. Israel demanded answers from Madrid over the treatment of activists, days after Spain summoned Israel's representative over a controversial video by Israeli minister Ben-Gvir taunting detained flotilla members.
Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, was formally charged with corruption following a years-long investigation into allegations she used her relationship with the PM to advance her private career.