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Thursday, March 21, 2024
Burning object hurled at Israeli embassy in The Hague
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleCanaan Lidor is a former Jewish World reporter at The Times of Israel
Dutch Police police say they detained a suspect in The Hague in connection with the hurling of a burning object at Israel’s embassy.
“At about 10:50 a.m. an individual hurled a burning object at the Israeli embassy on Johan de Wit Avenue in The Hague,” police write on X.
“We have apprehended a suspect. No one was injured. We are investigating and the area around the embassy is being evacuated,” the statement reads.
The Foreign Ministry says it is aware of the incident and overseeing the response on the ground.
In a Dutch-language statement, a spokesperson for the Israeli embassy writes on its official account on X: “It is unacceptable that such an attack occurs in the Netherlands. Fortunately, no one was hurt. We are confident that authorities will take all possible measures to prevent the recurrence of such attacks. The attack is evidence of the worrisome consequences of growing hate and incitement. This hate cannot be tolerated.”
All staff from the embassy, which moved in recent years from the city center to a quieter area in the beachside Scheveningen neighborhood, are safe and out of the building, according to De Telegraaf daily.
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