The Netherlands has expressed its disapproval of the Israeli raids of Palestinian civil society organizations on Aug. 18. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a joint statement expressing "deep concern" alongside eight other countries on Friday.
Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain and Sweden joined the Netherlands in the statement, calling the raids "part of a worrying reduction of space for civil society in the Occupied Palestinian Territory." The statement called the actions unacceptable.
The countries are joined by the United Nations in condemning the raids and closure of the Palestinian organizations.
