Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp resigned after coalition partners blocked his push for tougher measures against Israel, saying he felt compelled to do more over the crises in Gaza City and the West Bank.
Veldkamp said the government had already taken significant steps, but he felt pressure to act further regarding the situation in Gaza City and the West Bank.
With parties VVD and BBB opposing any new measures, he said he no longer trusted that he could implement his plans and decided to step down.
"I see that I am insufficiently able to take meaningful additional measures to increase pressure on Israel," Veldkamp told ANP after a cabinet debate on possible sanctions against Israel was deadlocked.
Last month Veldkamp declared far-right Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich unwelcome in the Netherlands.
