Gaza

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A Dutch police officer standing by a police car
Crime
Police threatened over video of cop throwing pregnant woman to floor in asylum shelter
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The Maastoren, Wilhelminatoren, and the Rotterdam courthouse in August 2016
Crime
Pro-Palestinian activist acquitted of funding Hamas in Dutch terrorism trial
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Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten during his first weekly press conference as the political leader of the Netherlands. 27 Feb. 2026
Politics
Netherlands agrees to ban trade in goods from illegal Israeli settlements
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Israel detained hundreds of people participating in a flotilla to bring relief aid to the Gaza region. 20 May 2026
CrimePolitics
Israel releasing Gaza flotilla detainees today, incl. six Dutch citizens, journalists
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Israel detained hundreds of people participating in a flotilla to bring relief aid to the Gaza region. 20 May 2026
Politics
Dutch FM summons Israeli ambassador over mistreatment of Gaza flotilla activists, media
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The Israel National Flag against the Kotel Wailing Western Wall in Jerusalem
Politics
Dutch journalist and activists detained as Israel intercepts Gaza-bound flotilla
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Eurovision logo
PoliticsBusiness
Eurovision artists in Austria avoid questions about Dutch boycott
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Barbed wire fences and watchtowers from inside Camp Vught.
Crime
WWII memorial sites increasingly facing anti-Semitism, violence, threats
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Cleaners cleaning red paint off the National Monument on Dam Square in Amsterdam after vandalism on Remembrance Day, 4 May 2026
Crime
National WWII monument in Amsterdam defaced just before Remembrance Day commemoration
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Announcement of the World Press Photo 2026. Photographer Carol Guzy wins with her image “Separated by ICE.” The award for the best in photojournalism is presented annually.
CultureArt
Photo of ICE separating migrant family wins World Press Photo in Amsterdam
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A child walks throuhg rubble in Gaza on her way to get food, 25 August 2024
Politics
Netherlands invited to join Trump's Gaza "peace council"
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Sigrid Kaag
Politics
Ex-Dutch PM Kaag joins U.S.-led council to guide Gaza peace efforts
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The Nederlandse Publiek Omroep (NPO) building at the Media Park in Hilversum. 24 April 2024
CultureEntertainment
NPO to broadcast Eurovision 2026 despite Netherlands’ withdrawal
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Eurovision logo
PoliticsCultureEntertainment
Netherlands pulls out of Eurovision as organizer votes to keep Israel in 2026 contest
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Arie Griffioen during his time as a senator while representing BBB in 2023.
Politics
Senator ditches “increasingly” right BBB to join popular centrist party D66
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A Dutch F-35 jet
Politics
Cabinet delays resumption of F-35 parts deliveries to Israel pending review
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Children bike through rubble in Gaza.
CrimePolitics
Dutch Court rejects call to impose stronger measures against Israel over Gaza
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A crowded shopping street in Amsterdam
Politics
Netherlands residents' trust in politics historically low
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Radboud University Nijmegen seen from Heyendaalseweg
Politics
Students, lecturers urge Radboud University to act against controversial lecturer
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A child walks throuhg rubble in Gaza on her way to get food, 25 August 2024
Politics
Wilders says Israel’s Gaza campaign “not war crime,” calls civilian deaths “inevitable”
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A child walks throuhg rubble in Gaza on her way to get food, 25 August 2024
Politics
The World Bank could start Gaza reconstruction projects within weeks
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Voting pencil
Politics
Voting guides launched on specific themes including Gaza, LGBTQIA+, online privacy
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Protestors gathered in Amsterdam call for an end to the war in Ukraine and Russia's withdrawal from that country. 24 Feb. 2023
Politics
Hard right party JA21 says it opposes Ukraine joining NATO or EU during election debate
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Dick Schoof
Politics
Dutch PM Schoof heading to Egypt for international summit on Gaza