Santos Cerdán announced he would surrender his parliamentary seat Monday while claiming the corruption scandal was a "montaje" or fabricated setup. UCO investigations revealed Acciona construction company as the central hub of the Koldo-Ábalos-Cerdán network, with prosecutors following money trails abroad and predicting more indictments. María Jesús Montero faced the challenge of leading PSOE battles after Cerdán's downfall damaged party leadership, while internal sources discussed advancing general elections to avoid contaminating regional races.
The Israel-Iran exchange escalated dramatically, with Israeli strikes reportedly killing nine Iranian nuclear scientists and Iran responding with new missile waves targeting Tel Aviv. Iranian officials claimed 78 deaths including 20 children from Israeli attacks, while Israeli warnings promised Tehran would "burn" if attacks continued.
Spanish journalism mourned Fernando Lázaro, "el pitufo" among El Mundo's founders, while media covered a shocking political assassination in Minnesota where a Democratic congresswoman and her husband were shot dead.