Overview
- The government declared Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir persona non grata and banned their entry under the Schengen system.
- Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp summoned Israel’s ambassador to urge Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government to change course on Gaza.
- Leaders are weighing support for suspending the trade provisions of the EU-Israel Association Agreement if Israel does not meet its humanitarian obligations.
- Prime Minister Dick Schoof pledged €4.5 million in humanitarian aid to Gaza, allocating funds to the UN Office for Support Services and the Red Cross.
- The cabinet demanded immediate, unfettered and safe humanitarian access to Gaza in response to UN warnings of an unfolding famine.