The Dutch government has ruled out recognising a Palestinian state for now, despite growing public concern over Gaza, but said Israel’s actions in Gaza were eroding its own security, Reuters reports.

“The Netherlands is not planning to recognise a Palestinian state at this time,” Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp told an emergency parliamentary debate on Gaza after lawmakers were recalled from their summer vacation.

Veldkamp also rejected calls to halt arms imports from Israel, saying the Netherlands prioritised domestic and EU procurement before sourcing from third countries.

However, he said the Netherlands had already taken “significant steps”, including travel bans on two Israeli ministers, adding: “This war has ceased to be a just war and is now leading to the erosion of Israel’s own security and identity.”