Netherlands adds extra security at Israeli embassy in The Hague

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

 Emergency workers stand near the Israeli embassy in Stockholm, January 31, 2024 (photo credit:  HENRIK MONTGOMERY/TT NEWS AGENCY/VIA REUTERS)
Emergency workers stand near the Israeli embassy in Stockholm, January 31, 2024
(photo credit: HENRIK MONTGOMERY/TT NEWS AGENCY/VIA REUTERS)

The Netherlands added extra security at the Israeli embassy in The Hague on Thursday following a threat "that must be taken extremely seriously", the city's mayor Jan van Zanen said in a statement, confirming earlier reports in Dutch media.

Van Zanen did not say how long these measures would remain in place.

Dutch press agency ANP added that the embassy had been cordoned off.

 Emergency workers stand near the Israeli embassy in Stockholm, January 31, 2024 (credit:  HENRIK MONTGOMERY/TT NEWS AGENCY/VIA REUTERS)
Emergency workers stand near the Israeli embassy in Stockholm, January 31, 2024 (credit: HENRIK MONTGOMERY/TT NEWS AGENCY/VIA REUTERS)

The Israeli embassy could not be reached for comment.

Concerns over targeted attacks

Last month, an object believed to be an explosive device was found outside the Israeli embassy in Sweden. The matter is being investigated as a suspected terrorist crime.