An explosion targeted a building belonging to the "Christians for Israel" organization in central Netherlands, two weeks after attacks targeted Jewish and American interests in the country.

Amsterdam: Europe and the Arabs
An explosion occurred late Friday evening at the Israel Center in Nijkerk, a municipality in the central Netherlands. No one was injured, and the material damage was minor, according to police, who received the report around 11:30 p.m.

The explosion took place in a building belonging to the "Christians for Israel" organization. The organization describes the site as a "meeting place for Christians who love Israel." Among other things, lectures are held at the building, and it also houses a shop selling Israeli products. This information was reported by European media outlets in the Netherlands and Belgium, including the Belgian newspaper Nieuwsblad, which published a photo of the organization's premises.

Police have launched an investigation into the explosion. No suspects have been arrested so far. According to police, the damage was limited.

The building has previously been targeted by vandals, including graffiti. Anti-Israel demonstrations are also held regularly at the site. This came nearly two weeks after attacks on Jewish and American interests in the Netherlands and Belgium. In the second half of last month, the Dutch Public Prosecution Service stated that it suspected four teenagers arrested after setting fire to a synagogue in Rotterdam of committing a terrorist act. A fuel container found at the scene indicated they intended to repeat the attack on another synagogue.

The suspects appeared before an investigating judge, who ordered them to be held in pretrial detention for at least two weeks. The Public Prosecution Service suspects them of involvement in an explosion, arson, and attempted arson, all with terrorist intent.

"This means that these acts were intended to instill extreme fear in a segment of the population, in this case, the Jewish community," the Public Prosecution Service stated in a press release, according to the Dutch newspaper Volkskrant. The Public Prosecution Service also announced that the police likely thwarted a second attack thanks to the swift arrest of the suspects. Following the incident, the police immediately decided to monitor other synagogues in the area. The suspects were in a car near one of the churches when they were arrested, and one of them matched the descriptions provided. According to the public prosecutor's office, a fuel container was found in the car.

On Thursday night into Friday morning, around 3:40 a.m. last month, a fire broke out at the entrance of a synagogue in A.B.N. Davidsplein Square in the Blijdorp district of Rotterdam. According to the police, the fire was caused by an explosive device. That same night, police arrested four teenagers: two aged 19, one aged 18, and one aged 17, all from Tilburg.

Possible Connection
The police have assigned a large team of investigators to the case. As part of the investigation, four house searches were carried out in Tilburg on Friday. The investigation is also examining whether there is a connection between these incidents and similar incidents that have occurred previously in Amsterdam and Liège. A group calling itself "The Righteous" claimed responsibility for all the explosions, but it is unclear whether the same group was responsible for each one.

A day after the Rotterdam fire, an explosive device detonated at a Jewish school in Amsterdam's Buitenveldert district. An explosion also occurred at a branch of Bank of New York Mellon in Amsterdam's Zuiddas district. Later, another explosion took place at a synagogue in the Belgian city of Liège. No one was injured in either of these explosions.

An explosion occurred at an office complex in Amsterdam's Zuiddas district, followed by a fire that was extinguished by security forces. A group calling itself "The Righteous" claimed responsibility for this explosion.

This claim was made in a video posted on Telegram channels affiliated with Iran. A group bearing this name claimed responsibility for three attacks targeting Jewish buildings in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Liège. However, it remains unclear whether these attacks were carried out by the same group. A video of the incident in the Süddas area, verified by the newspaper De Volkskrant, shows a logo and format different from those published in videos of the three previous attacks. Police stated they have seen the video circulating on social media and are investigating whether there is a connection to the earlier explosions.

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