Madrid, November 12 (RHC)-- Spain has denied harbor to two ships operated by the Danish company Maersk, which were believed to be carrying weapons to Israel.  El País reports the ships set sail from New York.

Earlier, Turkey’s Ambassador to the U.N. Ahmet Yildiz renewed demands for a global arms embargo on Israel as he addressed U.N. reporters.  Turkey and another 50 nations recently sent a joint letter to the U.N. pressing for an end to Israeli arms transfers.

Ambassador Ahmet Yildiz said: “We cannot stress enough that the staggering civilian toll, predominantly affecting women and children, resulting from ongoing breaches of international humanitarian and human rights law, is both unacceptable and intolerable.”