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Israel to revoke diplomatic status of Dutch officials in West Bank

Israel is revoking the diplomatic accreditation of Dutch officials in the West Bank after the Netherlands began enforcing sanctions on settlement goods. Read More: https://punchng.com/israel-to-revoke-diplomatic-status-of-dutch-officials-in-west-bank/

Israel to revoke diplomatic status of Dutch officials in West Bank

Israel is revoking the diplomatic accreditation of Dutch officials in the West Bank. According to SABC News, this decision was made in response to the Dutch government's ban on imports of products originating from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

The diplomats have been ordered to return their documentation to Israel within seven days, at which point their diplomatic immunities and rights will expire, as reported by the Jerusalem Post and Arutz Sheva - Israel National News.

The move affects the Netherlands' Representative Office in Ramallah, with the diplomatic status of the Dutch diplomats set to expire within the given timeframe.

Brief written by urgent.news from Punch Nigeria, Jerusalem Post, SABC News, Arutz Sheva - Israel National News — 4 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

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