Israeli President Isaac Herzog is to attend the opening of the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam today amid a planned protest against Israel’s killing of tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza, Reuters reports.

The museum told media that it had invited Herzog before the Oct 7 Hamas attack on Israel and Israel’s subsequent offensive in Gaza which has turned many neighbourhoods into ruins.

It said in a statement it recognised that Herzog’s attendance raised questions but added that he represented the homeland of Dutch Holocaust survivors who emigrated to Israel.

“We express our deep concern regarding the upcoming opening of the Dutch National Holocaust Museum, where Israeli President Herzog is scheduled to attend,” the Dutch Jewish anti-zionist organisation Erev Rav said.

It is organising a protest with the Dutch Palestinian Community and Socialist International.

It added that while it honours the memory of Holocaust victims, it could not stand by while the conflict in Gaza continued.