Belgian authorities have seized two shipments of military equipment bound for Israel, news website Declassified UK reported.
The shipments arrived from England at Belgium’s Liege Airport on March 24 and were scheduled to be flown to Tel Aviv two days later on a Challenge Airlines cargo plane. Adrien Dolimont, head of Belgium’s Wallonia region, said authorities were alerted by the non-governmental organization Vredesactie and quickly intervened to inspect the shipment.
“In matters related to Israel, our position is clear: we do not issue licenses for equipment that will strengthen the military capabilities of the parties involved,” Dolimont said.
While Belgium did not reveal the companies involved, Declassified, releasing the shipment documents, reported on Tuesday that the British military shipment numbers corresponded to equipment related to military aircraft and fire control systems. The centre, citing customs records, said the initial shipments from Britain to Israel via Liege were sent by Moog, an American aerospace company with factories in Britain.
Several European countries have canceled arms deals with Israel over its military operations in Gaza and Lebanon, while human rights organizations and the United Nations have accused Israel of killing civilians indiscriminately.
In 2025, Belgium joined the South African genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Israel has rejected the claims as baseless and an attempt to “misrepresenting the meaning of the word ‘genocide.'”
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