Government calls for EU diplomacy to focus on Israel, Ukraine
Portugal’s government has said that “it’s time to return to diplomacy” to find a solution for the Middle East and said that this conflict “does not distract” the European Union
CHEGA threatens to abstain over parliamentary text on Israel/ Hamas conflict
Party leader says CHEGA “will not accept ambiguous language” Portugal’s right-wing party CHEGA has threatened to abstain from the vote on a parliamentary text regretting the conflict between Israel and
PM calls for ‘independent investigation’ into Gaza hospital blast
Portugal’s prime minister, António Costa, has called for an “independent investigation so that there is no doubt as to who actually fired the missile” on a hospital in the Gaza
Hundreds take to Lisbon streets against Gaza violence, “for free Palestine”
Protests mirrored demos throughout Europe Hundreds of people gathered in Lisbon’s Martim Moniz Square for a demonstration against the escalating violence in Gaza, where the slogans heard most often were
Number of Luso-Isrealis confirmed dead in Hamas atrocities increases
The number of Luso-Israeli citizens confirmed dead in Hamas’ atrocities nearly two weeks ago has risen to three – all of them young women. Five Luso-Israelis are still ‘missing’ (it
Israeli ambassador to Portugal encourages exodus from Lisbon’s Web Summit
Dor Shapira claims ‘dozens of companies’ have already pulled out (see update below) A number of companies appear to be pulling out of Lisbon’s upcoming Web Summit due to comments
Air force plane carrying 22 concludes Israel repatriation operation
Four Portuguese national “still missing”; 2000 remaining in Israel A Portuguese air force plan bringing people back from Israel in the wake of the attacks by Hamas has landed in
Safe at last: over 160 people touch down on Portuguese soil from Israel
Portuguese, Luso-Israeli, Bulgarian, Irish, Lithuanian and Spanish The long-awaited repatriation flight for Portuguese citizens desperate to get out of Israel has finally arrived on national soil. Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Lisbon mayor among 400 at vigil following ‘barbarous’ attack on Israel
“Lisbon unconditionally supports Israel” More than 400 people took part in a vigil in Lisbon in support of Israel to denounce the “barbarities” of the “Hamas terrorist movement” and in
Portuguese student missing in Israel found dead
Rotem Neumann was at the rave stormed by Hamas terrorists on Saturday morning A 25-year-old naturalised Portuguese woman studying in Tel Aviv, who was reported missing after the Hamas attack