The move follows the Netherlands’ decision to ban goods from Israeli settlements to fulfil its 'international legal obligation'

<article data-history-node-id="448414" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-revokes-credentials-dutch-diplomats-ramallah-over-west-bank-trade" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-revokes-credentials-dutch-diplomats-ramallah-over-west-bank-trade" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel revokes credentials of Dutch diplomats in Ramallah over West Bank trade ban</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>i Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said on Sunday that Israel had revoked the credentials of Dutch diplomats in Ramallah in response to the Netherlands’ ban on goods from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/tags/israeli-settlements" target="_blank">Israeli settlements</a>.</p> <p>"We informed the Dutch Embassy in Israel this evening that Dutch diplomats operating in Ramallah must return their Israeli-issued diplomatic documentation within seven days,"&nbsp;Sa’ar said in a post on X, adding that&nbsp;after this period, the diplomatic privileges and immunities granted to them will expire.</p> <p>"If the Netherlands wishes to continue representing its interests with the Palestinians, it may do so from Palestinian Authority territory, rather than from the territory of the State of Israel," Sa'ar said.</p> <p>The announcement came after the Netherlands began enforcing a national ban on 22 September on the import, purchase and sale of goods from illegal Israeli settlements amid escalating violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.</p> <h3>Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-revokes-credentials-dutch-diplomats-ramallah-over-west-bank-trade-ban">Israel revokes credentials of Dutch diplomats in Ramallah over West Bank trade ban</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="An Israeli soldier stands guard against the backdrop of a newly established Israeli settlement outpost in Beit Sahur, south of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank on 14 August 2026 (AFP)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="1d7ecfbf-ba81-4f0f-976b-9b938b073b74" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/images-story/An%20Israeli%20soldier%20stands%20guard%20against%20the%20backdrop%20of%20newly%20established%20Israeli%20settlement%20outpost%20in%20Beit%20Sahur%2C%20south%20of%20Bethlehem%2C%20in%20the%20occupied%20West%20Bank%20on%20August%2014%2C%202026.%20AFP.jpg" width="1024" height="682" alt="An Israeli soldier stands guard against the backdrop of a newly established Israeli settlement outpost in Beit Sahur, south of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank on 14 August 2026 (AFP)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>An Israeli soldier stands guard against the backdrop of a newly established Israeli settlement outpost in Beit Sahur, south of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank on 14 August 2026 (AFP)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>

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<article data-history-node-id="446680" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/370-palestinian-children-being-held-israeli-prisons-report-says" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/370-palestinian-children-being-held-israeli-prisons-report-says" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Nearly 400 Palestinian children being held in Israeli prisons, report says</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>About 370 Palestinian children remain imprisoned in Israeli detention centres, according to a new report by the Palestinian Centre for Prisoners Advocacy, which it called "an unprecedented figure compared with previous periods".</p> <p>"As of early August 2026, approximately 370 Palestinian children were being held in Israeli prisons, most of them in Megiddo and Ofer prisons, among more than 9,400 Palestinian prisoners and detainees," the report said.</p> <p>It added that the figures point to "Israel’s continued use of administrative detention without charge or trial".</p> <p>In contrast, by the end of 2025, the number of children detained in Israeli prisons reached 180 - less than half the total number that has been reached in the first eight months of 2026.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Children behind bars: Around 370 Palestinian children remain held in Israeli prisons, facing detention conditions and violations that can leave lasting psychological, health, and educational consequences even after release.<br> <br> Read the full report: <a href="https://t.co/mHfkEukupQ">https://t.co/mHfkEukupQ</a> <a href="https://t.co/hTRo1V2A7m">pic.twitter.com/hTRo1V2A7m</a></p> — Palestinian Center for Prisoners Advocacy (@PalPrisonersA) <a href="https://x.com/PalPrisonersA/status/2093031703828734259?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> </div> </article>

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