Madrid - Controversy continued in Spain on Friday over a National Court judge's decision to investigate a former Israeli defence minister and six military officers or officials over a 2002 bombing in Gaza Strip as a possible crime against humanity.

Israeli ambassador Rafael Schutz warned about a possible deterioration of diplomatic relations between Spain and Israel, while a far-left party warned the government against trying to intervene against the judicial probe.

Madrid - The militant Basque separatist group ETA on Friday pledged to continue its violent campaign against the Spanish state as it marked its foundation 50 years ago.

ETA would continue "fighting with all forces and in all ways" as long as Spain and France did not recognize what the group regards as the rights of the Basque people, ETA warned in a communique published by the Basque newspaper Gara.

ETA was founded during the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, who cracked down on Basque nationalism.

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Madrid  - Spain's EU-harmonized inflation rate fell to the record low of 0.8 per cent in January, down from 1.5 per cent in December, the National Statistics Institute said Friday.

Inflation declined for the sixth consecutive month to the lowest level since such statistics began to be issued in 1977.

The drop was attributed mainly to lower oil prices.

Economy Secretary of State David Vegara described the drop as good news for families and exports, dismissing the possibility of deflation.

Madrid - Real Madrid are planning to register Hungarian youngster Adam Szalai for the knockout stages of the Champions League, according to the digital version of Marca on Thursday afternoon.

According to AS, the 21 year-old striker will be registered with UEFA before Saturday's deadline.

Szalai has still to make his first team debut, but has scored 13 goals this season for third division nursery side Castilla.

Madrid- Spain's National Court will investigate a 2002 Israeli attack in the Gaza Strip, with then defence minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer and six army members suspected of a crime against humanity, judge Fernando Andreu announced Thursday.

Andreu accepted a complaint lodged by the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights.

Israel dropped a one-ton bomb into a Gaza City neighbourhood housing Hamas leader Salah Shehade on July 22, 2002. Shehade and 14 other people were killed in the attack.