Dutch foreign minister quits over failure to secure sanctions against Israel

Caspar Veldkamp resigns after cabinet reaches deadlock on adopting harsher measures over situation in Gaza

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The Dutch foreign minister, Caspar Veldkamp, has resigned after a cabinet meeting failed to secure sanctions against Israel, weakening the Netherlands’ already fragile caretaker government.

Veldkamp’s colleagues from the centrist New Social Contract (NSC) party also walked out after the cabinet debate late on Friday reached an impasse over adopting harsher measures against Israel.