An explosion has damaged a Jewish school in Amsterdam in what the city’s mayor described as “a deliberate attack against the Jewish community”. Security at synagogues and Jewish institutions in the Dutch capital had already been heightened after an overnight arson attack at a synagogue in central Rotterdam on Friday. An unverified video showing an explosion near a building resembling the targeted synagogue was circulated on social media on Friday, and police said they were examining this as part of their investigation. In neighbouring Belgium, an explosion caused a fire at a synagogue in Liege on Monday. Halsema said of the school attack: “This is a cowardly act of aggression against the Jewish community.

Source: The Guardian March 14, 2026 11:55 UTC