A Maersk container ship has been denied entry to the Spanish port of Algeciras, the Danish shipping company has said, denying that the vessel is transporting arms to Israel, AFP reports.

“The cargo to be transshipped through the port does not include any military weapons or ammunition,” Maersk said in a communique.

Spanish daily El Pais earlier this week had cited Spanish government officials saying that the ship, as well as another also belonging to Maersk and due to dock later this month, “will not stop in Spain”, according to the press, because its cargo includes weapons being delivered to Israel.

Spain, which is seeking to convince other European countries to recognise a Palestinian state, has refused docking to shops transporting arms to Israel.

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