Oct 22, 2023 at 12:12 Update: 10 minutes ago
A Dutch woman died in the Gaza Strip on Saturday evening. Outgoing Minister of Foreign Affairs Hanke Bruins Slot announced this on Sunday.
“Very sad to hear that a 33-year-old Dutch woman died in Gaza,” Bruins Slot wrote. X. “My thoughts are with her family and other loved ones at this terrible time.”
“She was one of 22 people on the ground with whom the State Department is in contact for consular support. We continue to work in every possible way to facilitate a safe departure from Gaza.”
Very sad to hear that a 33-year-old Dutch woman died in Gaza. My thoughts are with her family and other loved ones at this terrible time. 1/2
— Hanke Bruins Slot (@HankeBruinsSlot) October 22, 2023
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs NU.nl that it cannot make any statements about the precise cause of death of the woman “because we currently have no confirmed or verifiable information about this.”
Eighteen-year-old Dutchman still in the hands of Hamas
This week it was announced that a Dutchman is being held hostage in Gaza. This concerns eighteen-year-old Ofir Engel, who was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7. He was still seventeen at the time and did not have Dutch nationality. After his kidnapping, Engel urgently obtained a Dutch passport.
It is unclear where exactly Engel is being held and how he is doing. He was able to get a Dutch passport because his grandfather has Dutch nationality. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hopes that English-Dutch nationality will lead to a greater chance of release.
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