Explosion damages Jewish school in Amsterdam

An explosion ‌damaged a Jewish school in Amsterdam ​early on Saturday (March 14, 2026), ⁠in what the city’s mayor described as “a deliberate attack against the Jewish community”.

The ‌explosion at the school in an upscale ‌residential neighbourhood on the south ‌side ⁠of Amsterdam only ⁠caused limited damage, Mayor Femke Halsema said in a press release, as police and ​firefighters arrived ‌at the scene quickly.

No injuries were reported.

Security at synagogues and Jewish institutions in ‌the Dutch capital had already ​been heightened after an overnight arson attack at a ⁠synagogue in the centre of Rotterdam on Friday (March 13, 2026).

In neighbouring ‌Belgium, an explosion caused a fire at a synagogue in Liege on Monday (March 9, 2026).

“This is a cowardly act of aggression against the Jewish community,” ‌Ms. Halsema said.

“Jewish people in Amsterdam ​are increasingly confronted with antisemitism. This is unacceptable.”

Concerns about ⁠possible attacks against Jewish communities around ⁠the world have risen following U.S. and Israeli ‌attacks on Iran and a subsequent response from Tehran.