There was a Cabinet reshuffle on Thursday. State Secretary Gunay Uslu of Culture and Media announced her immediate departure to head Corendon. Later that day, the caretaker Cabinet announced that Geoffrey van Leeuwen, a senior advisor to Rutte, will replace Liesje Schreinemacher as the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation during her maternity leave, starting on Monday.
Outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte will travel to Israel after his visit to Qatar on Wednesday to talk with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Rutte announced it in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday afternoon. This will be his second visit to Israel since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas on October 7, 2023.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte had little to say after his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday. He explained that commenting further would not aid the process and that discussions would continue over the next few days, he told the press after the meeting.