Van Zanen News Today

Probe into Eritrean riots “should not let regime off the hook”

Eight police officers were injured on Saturday during riots at a conference center in The Hague, Mayor Jan van Zanen wrote in a letter to the city council. Police previously reported that six officers suffered injuries. The mayor said that a group of about 700 supporters of the Eritrean government had a party at the conference center on Fruitweg. Parties in parliament want clarification about what happened.

All 13 suspects arrested at Eritrean riots held in custody

Calm returned to the Fruitweg in The Hague on Saturday evening, where riots broke out during an event for the Eritrean community present in the Netherlands. The unrest happened after a confrontation between supporters of the Eritrean government and opponents who arrived at the Opera conference center.

Outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reduce the level of force used against the Palestinian people and avoid large-scale military action in Rafah on the same day that the Netherlands announced it would appeal against a court order that it stopped

Security stepped up at Israeli embassy due to “serious” threat

The area around the Israeli embassy in The Hague has been cordoned off due to a threat “that we must take very seriously,” Mayor Jan van Zanen of The Hague reported. More measures are needed, but he cannot make any statements “about the further nature of the measures,” he said, according to Omroep West.

The municipality of The Hague decided to take extra security measures around the Israeli Embassy in the Netherlands. Black screens have been placed around the building on Johan de Wittlaan, and there are several police officers on site, Omroep West reports.

The Netherlands added extra security at the Israeli embassy in The Hague on Thursday following a threat.

The Hague mayor Jan van Zanen opens a time capsule found under the pedestal of the equestrian statue of King William...