The Spanish government approved Tuesday a "total" arms embargo on Israel, part of a package of measures aimed at halting what Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called "the genocide in Gaza". The decree prohibits all exports to Israel of defence material and dual-use products or technologies, and the import of such equipment to Spain, Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo said at a news conference. "This decree is a big step forward and is pioneering at the international level when it comes to a total arms embargo on Israel," Cuerpo told a news conference after the cabinet approved the measure. Sanchez announced the arms embargo this month as part of a package of nine measures aimed at stopping what he called "the genocide in Gaza". "The day that everyone will have recognized the state of Palestine, we will have to move forward," he said at the United Nations.