Iran Press/Europe: Speaking at an award ceremony hosted by La Vanguardia newspaper on Monday, Sánchez emphasized the need to uphold international law and promote peace in West Asia.
"If the international community remains silent, we will raise our voices even more to defend international law and peace," said Sánchez.
"Those who hate democracy oppress it everywhere," he added. "We live under a relentless assault of lies. Enemies of democracy do not respect any rules. In the face of this challenge, we must step forward and defend democracy."
Referring to the efforts of Spain along with some other European countries such as Norway and Ireland to recognize the state of Palestine, Sanchez emphasized that Madrid will continue to "strive to end the war" in West Asia.
Spain is one of the European countries that has decided to officially recognize the State of Palestine as a sign of support for a peace process with Israel.
Since September 23, the Israeli regime has launched massive airstrikes against what it calls Hezbollah targets across Lebanon, killing more than 1,057 people and injuring over 2,950 others, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. 219
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