Dutch Foreign Minister Resigns Over Israel Sanctions Deadlock

Monday, August 25, 2025

SAEDNEWS: Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp has resigned after failing to secure cabinet support for additional sanctions against Israel over its military onslaught in Gaza.

Dutch Foreign Minister Resigns Over Israel Sanctions Deadlock

Veldkamp, a member of the centre-right New Social Contract party, said on Friday that he could not achieve agreement on “meaningful measures” and had repeatedly faced resistance from colleagues over sanctions already in place.

His efforts included imposing entry bans on far-right Israeli ministers, Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, citing their role in inciting settler violence against Palestinians, according to Al Jazeera.

Veldkamp also revoked three export permits for navy ship components, warning of “deteriorating conditions” in Gaza and the “risk of undesirable end use”.

“I also see what is happening on the ground in Gaza, the attack on Gaza City, and what is happening in the West Bank, the building decision for the disputed settlement E1, and East Al-Quds,” Veldkamp told reporters.

His departure leaves the Netherlands without a foreign minister. Following his resignation, all New Social Contract ministers and state secretaries confirmed their support for Veldkamp and resigned from the caretaker government in solidarity, the report added.

Hamas movement in a statement has expressed its gratitude for the move by the dutch ministers.



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