Overview

• King Willem-Alexander accepted the resignations of NSC ministers and state secretaries, creating nine senior vacancies across the cabinet.
• Parliament will hold a debate this week on the government’s caretaker arrangements and interim appointments.
• Prime Minister Dick Schoof condemned the departures as irresponsible and began reallocating portfolios after shelving a planned trip to Kyiv.
• Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans has taken on the foreign affairs brief on an interim basis, according to Dutch media reports.
• The rupture follows weeks of pressure over Gaza policy, including large protests, a UN-declared famine, and earlier Dutch moves barring Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir.