Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced on Tuesday that Dutch representatives will be expelled from the US-backed international coordination center for Gaza in Kiryat Gat, citing a series of “anti-Israel measures” by the Netherlands.

“Representatives of the Netherlands will be expelled immediately from the International Gaza Aid Center in Kiryat Gat. I made this decision today, with the approval of Prime Minister Netanyahu, following a series of anti-Israel measures taken by the Dutch government,” Sa’ar wrote on X.

He cited as the latest example the Netherlands’ July decision to ban imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, beginning September 22.

“Notice of this decision was delivered this evening to the Dutch Embassy in Israel and, of course, also to our American friends. The Dutch representatives have been instructed to leave Israel within one week,” Sa’ar added.

The Netherlands has taken a series of steps against Israel in the wake of the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attack and subsequent Gaza war, including barring Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir from entering the country, restricting arms exports to Israel and........

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