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(https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/) Middle East     Israel revokes credentials of Dutch diplomats in West Bank over settlement goods ban  Middle East   Israel will revoke the diplomatic accreditation of Dutch officials based in the occupied West Bank after the Netherlands began enforcing a ban on goods from Israeli settlements, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Sunday. The officials have seven days to surrender their Israeli-issued diplomatic papers, he said.   Issued on: 27/09/2026 - 23:47  Modified: 27/09/2026 - 23:48   (Reading time) (/build/images/svg/sprite.68b43361c11f23b39049016b32e6ae31.svg#icon-clock)    1 min Reading time   Share (/build/images/svg/sprite.68b43361c11f23b39049016b32e6ae31.svg#icon-share)      By:  (https://www.france24.com/en/author/france-24/) (FRANCE 24) FRANCE 24       (Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar speaks at a press conference during his visit, in Ljubljana, Slovenia September 9, 2026.)  Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar speaks at a press conference during his visit, in Ljubljana, Slovenia September 9, 2026        © Borut Zivulovic, Reuters    (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/israel/) Israel 's foreign minister said on Sunday that the diplomatic accreditation of Dutch officials based in the occupied West Bank would be revoked, after the (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/netherlands/) Netherlands began enforcing (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/sanctions/) sanctions on goods from (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/israeli-settlements/) Israeli settlements . The diplomats have seven days to hand over Israeli-issued diplomatic papers, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar posted on X. "After this period, the diplomatic privileges and immunities granted to them by the State of Israel will expire," he added. Saar said the move came after the Dutch (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/government/) government started enforcing a ban on goods imported from Israeli settlements in the (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/golan-heights/) Golan Heights , the West Bank and east (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/jerusalem/) Jerusalem . Israel conquered the territories during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war and has occupied them ever since. Settlements built there are illegal under international (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/law/) law . Read more (https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-observers/20260924-residents-west-bank-masafer-yatta-israeli-demolitions) Residents in West Bank's Masafer Yatta face Israeli demolitions  Dutch authorities announced this month that they would begin enforcing a ban on settlement goods from September 22 and that it applied to personal baggage as well as commercial shipments. In recent days, Dutch and Israeli (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/media/) media reported that passengers arriving from Israel at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport had their luggage searched for banned goods. The US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, a strong supporter of settlers, posted on X that "There were some people from Netherlands in our church this morning who are flying back tomorrow and have to check their souvenirs to make sure they aren't from Judea/Samaria-possible 6 yr prison term." Judea and Samaria is the biblical name for the West Bank that is still used by the Israeli government. The Dutch ban followed coordinated action by 12 Western countries, including Britain and (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/france/) France , to sanction goods from Israeli settlements at the start of the month. Excluding east Jerusalem, around 500,000 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank, which is home to three million Palestinians.  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