Story preview
Israel strips Dutch officials of diplomatic status in West Bank
About this story
- Published
- Sep 28, 2026, 5:28 AM UTC
Topics in this story
Continue reading on the publisher site for the full article.
Story preview
Topics in this story
Continue reading on the publisher site for the full article.
Coverage
Tone
Context from Wikipedia on the organisations, people and places in this story.
Palestinian territory occupied by Israel
The West Bank is the larger of the two Palestinian territories that make up Palestine. A landlocked territory located on the western bank of the Jordan River near the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in West Asia's Levant region, it is bordered by Jordan and the Dead Sea to the east, and by Israel to the south, west, and north. Since 1967, the territory has been under Israeli occupation, which is illegal under international law.
More on Wikipedia ↗Outlets covering it
13
in the last 3 days
First reported
32 hr. ago
11 outlets since
Countries
12 other outlets reported this story in the last 3 days.
Islam Times - The British Guardian daily revealed that the “Israel” has withdrawn the diplomatic status of Dutch officials working at the Netherlands’ Representative Office in Ramallah.
Foreign Ministry Political Director Gilad Cohen said the Dutch import ban harms all Israelis and warned Jerusalem would respond to unilateral measures.
Israel is revoking the diplomatic status of Dutch diplomats in the West Bank city of Ramallah in the latest pushback against the Netherlands’ ban on goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements in occupied territories. In a statement on social media, Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar said the diplomats must return…