Dutch Parliament Holds Emergency Session on Gaza

The English section of webangah News Agency quoted​ Mehr News Agency, ‌citing Al Mayadeen network and⁢ the Israeli newspaper⁣ Maariv, reporting that the Dutch parliament canceled its summer⁢ recess to hold‌ an emergency session addressing‌ the ongoing situation in gaza.

Meanwhile,‍ Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp referred to recent remarks by ‍extremist Israeli ⁤officials, stating: “we have heard [Finance Minister Bezalel] Smotrich and​ [Internal Security Minister Itamar] Ben-Gvir⁢ speak openly about ethnic cleansing in Gaza.They oppose any efforts to alleviate the ⁢suffering of the people there.”

This stance from⁣ the netherlands came⁢ one day ⁣after it summoned Mody Ephraim,Israel’s ambassador to The Hague.

The summons followed repeated statements by Ben-Gvir and Smotrich calling ⁣for expanded illegal settlement activity ​and inciting violence​ against Palestinians, including demands for forced displacement from the Gaza Strip.

In response to Amsterdam’s move, Israel’s Foreign Minister Gad Elbaz summoned the Dutch ambassador in​ Tel Aviv for a formal reprimand.