Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp has resigned, after he failed to secure new sanctions against Israel over the war in Gaza.

Veldkamp had informed the country's Parliament he intended to bring in new measures in response to Israel's planned offensive in Gaza City and other heavily populated areas but was unable to secure the support of his coalition partners.

The 61-year-old former ambassador to Israel told reporters he felt he was unable "to implement policy myself and chart the course I deem necessary."

Following Veldkamp's resignation on Friday evening, the remaining Cabinet members of his center-right New Social Contract party also quit, leaving the Dutch government in disarray.

"In short we are done with it...