ALBAWABA - The Netherlands on Monday barred Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich from entering the country for inciting violence against Palestinians and calling for "ethnic cleansing" in the Gaza Strip and the expansion of illegal settlements.
The Dutch government also decided to summon the Israeli ambassador to The Hague to a reprimand session at the office of Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Waldekamp.
According to Dutch media, Waldekamp wrote to members of parliament that "the situation in Gaza is unbearable and untenable."
In turn, Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schopf said via the X platform that his country would push during the European Union session to suspend the European trade agreement with Israel and impose restrictions on arms exports to the country if it is determined that it has not adhered to its humanitarian commitments in the Gaza Strip regarding unhindered and safe access to aid.
