AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands —  The Dutch government plans to ban imports of goods produced in Jewish settlements in the West Bank over Israel’s moves to extend control over the territory  and its military offensive against Hamas in Gaza, the foreign minister told parliament on Thursday.

The Netherlands imposed travel bans on far-right ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich in July, accusing them of inciting violence against Palestinians and calling for an “ethnic cleansing” of Gaza, but the government had been reluctant to take further steps until now.

Last month, former foreign minister Casper Veldkamp, who had previously served as the Netherlands’ ambassador to Israel, resigned because he said he felt no support within the cabinet to take additional measures against Israel.

But his successor, David van Weel, told parliament late on Wednesday he had instructed his department to draft a government decree on the import ban, saying the measure would be implemented as soon as possible.

The Netherlands is a leading global buyer of Israeli goods, but Van Weel did not say what volume of goods are currently imported from Jewish settlements.

Most of the international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, although most are considered legal by Israel. Some so-called “outposts” are illegal but often tolerated and sometimes later legalized.

In July, the Netherlands was one of 21 countries to sign a joint declaration condemning Israel’s approval of a major West Bank settlement project as “unacceptable and contrary to international law.”

The Netherlands also supports the European Commission’s plans to suspend trade-related measures in a European Union agreement with Israel, Van Weel said on Thursday.

The Netherlands has been pushing within the European Union to impose economic and trade sanctions on Israel. In May, Veldkamp backed a legal review of the EU Association Agreement with Israel — the framework governing bilateral ties — which later found “indications” that Israel had violated the human rights requirements of the agreement. Since then, the Netherlands has sought to suspend Israel’s participation in the EU’s Horizon research funding program and reduce trade links.

And, several months after the start of the war in Gaza, Amsterdam halted direct arms exports to Israel, although it has continued to supply Israel indirectly with F-35 fighter jet parts via third countries.

Nava Freiberg contributed to this report.