The F-16 fighter jets that the Netherlands promised to Ukraine will arrive at a training center in Romania in two weeks’ time, outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on X after speaking with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “That means that the training courses for the Ukrainian pilots who will fly them can start shortly,” Rutte said.
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The Netherlands is in contact with Israel to get more information about 33-year-old Islam al-Ashqar who died in Gaza, outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced. She was the mother of 16-year-old Mohammed from Doorn, who has told his story to the broadcaster NOS. The 33-year-old had traveled to the Gaza Strip with her family before the war broke out on October 7, according to NOS. She was there visiting family. She had tried several times in vain to cross the border with Egypt at Rafah, the broadcaster reported.
Prime Minister Mark Rutte described the fact that the first trucks of humanitarian aid have arrived in Gaza as "an important first step, but more are needed." The aid arrived from Egypt on Saturday morning. Goed nieuws dat de eerste trucks met humanitaire goederen de grens met Gaza over zijn. Een belangrijke eerste stap maar er is meer nodig. Nederland blijft zich met partners in het Midden-Oosten inzetten voor het voortzetten van humanitaire hulp voor de bevolking van Gaza.