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Portugal is facing sustained pressure to remove its national flag from a ship carrying explosives for Israel, as the vessel nears docking in Montenegro, Portugal Resident reported. The cargo carried by the German-owned MV Katherine is set to arrive in the Balkans state for transfer to an arms manufacturer supplying arms to Israel. Lisbon has been critical of Israel’s actions in Gaza, and in March pledged an extra 10 million euros to the UN’s Palestinian refugees agency, despite Israeli calls for a boycott. Last week, Presidency Minister António Leitão Amaro said a legal review was underway on …

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