Dutch foreign minister quits over failure to secure sanctions against Israel
Caspar Veldkamp resigns after cabinet reaches deadlock on adopting harsher measures over situation in GazaMiddle East crisis live: latest updatesThe Dutch foreign minister, Caspar Veldkamp, has resigned after a cabinet meeting failed to secure sanctions against Israel, weakening the Netherlands’...
<p>Caspar Veldkamp resigns after cabinet reaches deadlock on adopting harsher measures over situation in Gaza</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/aug/23/israel-gaza-famine-middle-east-latest-news-updates">Middle East crisis live: latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>The Dutch foreign minister, Caspar Veldkamp, has resigned after a cabinet meeting failed to secure sanctions against Israel, weakening the Netherlands’ already fragile caretaker government.</p><p>Veldkamp’s colleagues from the centrist New Social Contract (NSC) party also walked out after the cabinet debate late on Friday reached an impasse over adopting harsher measures against Israel.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/23/netherlands-foreign-minister-sanctions-israel-gaza">Continue reading...</a>
Read the full article at:
The Guardian World →