Israel on Sunday revoked the diplomatic status of Dutch diplomats representing the Netherlands with the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah, escalating tensions after the Netherlands imposed sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said the diplomats must return their Israeli-issued diplomatic documents within seven days, after which their diplomatic privileges and immunities will expire.
Saar accused the Netherlands of acting in a “hostile and unilateral manner” against Israel. The Netherlands’ ban on imports of goods produced in Israeli settlements came into effect last week.
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