Spanish Ambassador to Israel Anna Maria Salomon, who was summoned to a reprimand at the Foreign Ministry for her country's recognition of a Palestinian state, told journalists after watching the video of the abduction of the female observers: "The video was shocking, unimaginable. Spain is a friend of Israel." Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kobi Blitstein told the ambassadors of Spain, Norway and Ireland during the reprimand meeting: "You were summoned for reprimand after your countries recognized a Palestinian state. We'll show you a video of what Hamas did."