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Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz, Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen and Education, Culture and Science Minister Rianne Letschert attended a Wednesday evening commemoration for victims of Hamas's attack on Israel. The event was held at a synagogue in Amsterdam and was organized by the Israeli Embassy and the Central Jewish Consultation.
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A 51-year-old man from Zeeland, identified as L.N., threatened Dilan Yeşilgöz and Frans Timmermans with death online. In court, he described the messages as an innocent outburst. He was sentenced to 180 hours of community service and 60 days in prison if he reoffends.
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Members of parliament from PRO, CDA, D66 and DENK tabled a motion urging the cabinet to raise Omar Elshal’s case with the Egyptian government at the highest diplomatic and political level. Elshal, a 34-year-old from Eindhoven who works for ASML, has been detained in Egypt for a year. Elshal’s friend and spokesperson, Marouen Hamdi, attended the debate in which the motion was introduced.