Dutch newspapers on August 4th focused heavily on the escalating Israel-Hamas conflict. The morning brought reports of distressing images of emaciated hostages and, significantly, calls from former Israeli secret service and military leaders for US President Trump to halt the Gaza war, warning of impending defeat. This narrative continued into the afternoon with a domestic discrimination complaint against a gardener refusing service to a synagogue due to the conflict. By evening, the story intensified with a commission ruling that the Netherlands is legally obligated to address Israel, and Israeli media reports indicating Netanyahu was considering a full occupation of the Gaza Strip. Concurrently, President Trump's assertive actions remained a consistent theme, with reports of his 'honeymoon' with Putin ending over a Ukraine ultimatum and his dismissal of the head of the statistics bureau, alongside expert views that he would not be intimidated by nuclear threats. Other stories included PostNL’s financial performance and the debate over BOAs with batons.