Foreign Minister Israel Katz announced Friday that the Spanish consulate in al-Quds will no longer provide services to Palestinians from the West Bank following Spain’s announcement that it will recognize an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel.

“I have decided to sever the connection between the Spanish mission to Israel and the Palestinians, and to prohibit the Spanish consulate in Jerusalem (al-Quds) from providing services to Palestinians from the West Bank,” Katz said in a statement.