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The Netherlands has barred Israeli Finance MinisterBezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir from enteringthe country, part of a broader move by the Dutch government to pressure Israelover the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Dutch media reported on Tuesday.
Foreign Minister Caspar Valdekamp informed parliamentthat the ban targets officials who have “incited settler violence” and publiclycalled for “ethnic cleansing” in Gaza.
Ben Gvir responded on X by accusing Europe of sidingwith “terrorists,” claiming he would continue his work regardless of being banned,while Smotrich accused the Netherlands of “surrendering to radical Islam” andwarning of rising “antisemitism” in Europe.
גם אם יאסרו עלי להיכנס לכל אירופה אמשיך לפעול למען המדינה שלנו ולדרוש שנמוטט את החמאס וניתן גב ללוחמים שלנו. מי שאלימים, רוצחים ואונסים הם האוייבים שלנו. אבל באירופה כמו באירופה מי שמותקף אשם. במקום שבו הטרור נסבל ומחבלים מתקבלים בברכה שר יהודי מישראל לא רצוי, מחבלים חופשיים…
— איתמר בן גביר (@itamarbengvir) July 29, 2025The Dutch government also plans to summon Israel’sambassador to formally protest the conditions in Gaza, which it described asunbearable and indefensible.
מה שבהולנד ובמדינות נוספות באירופה לא מבינים זה שהרבה יותר מאשר חשוב לי להיכנס להולנד, חשוב לי שהילדים והנכדים והנינים שלי ושל כל יהודי העולם יוכלו לחיות במדינת ישראל בביטחה בעשרות ומאות השנים הבאות.בהולנד ובאירופה בכלל יהודים לא חיו בביטחון בראשית המאה הקודמת, ואם לשפוט לפי… pic.twitter.com/PJJyD0zMSy
— בצלאל סמוטריץ' (@bezalelsm) July 29, 2025These moves followed a sharp exchange between IsraeliPresident Isaac Herzog and Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof after theNetherlands proposed EU sanctions over Israel’s role in worsening Gaza’shumanitarian situation.
Schoof later announced an emergency cabinet meeting, warningthat if the EU confirms Israel breached humanitarian obligations, theNetherlands would support cutting Israel from the Horizon Europe researchprogram.
Today I had an additional meeting with the deputy prime ministers, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Defence about the catastrophic situation in Gaza.The government’s goal is crystal clear: the people of Gaza must be given immediate, unfettered, safe access to…
— Dick Schoof (@MinPres) July 28, 2025He added that the Dutch government is prepared to backEU-led trade penalties or adopt its own national measures to increase pressureon Israel.
The diplomatic escalation came amid soaring civiliancasualties in Gaza, where the Health Ministry has reported 59,921 deaths and145,233 injuries since October 7, 2023.
On Tuesday, hospitals recorded 43 more deaths,including six civilians reportedly shot while waiting for aid, with al-AwdaHospital confirming it received 13 bodies and over 100 wounded followingIsraeli fire near a distribution site on Salah al-Din Street.
رحلة الموت اليومية.. المئات من الأهالي محاصرون تحت نيران وزخات الرصاص خلال محاولتهم الحصول على المساعدات الإنسانية من الشركة الأمريكية في ظل المجاعة بغزة.#غزه_تموت_جوعاً pic.twitter.com/Z1DhqflXP7
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