Belgian Motorist Drives Around with License Plate '7 OKTOBR': 'This Is Deeply Scandalous'

A Belgian car that drove around with the license plate '7 OKTOBR' until last week has caused a lot of outrage. The owner apparently made a reference to the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023. In Belgium, you can submit a request for a license plate yourself, but then there is still a control procedure.

A car that drove around until last week with the license plate '7 OKTOBR', apparently a reference to the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, is causing outrage in the Wetstraat. "This is scandalous. We are going to urge the Minister of Mobility to investigate how this could have happened," responded MR chairman Georges-Louis Bouchez.

Thursday, May 22, 2025 - 11:02 A license plate "October 7" causes indignation: "At first I didn't believe it" By RTL info A car registered "7 OKTOBR", with reference to the date of Hamas' attack on Israel, circulated in Brussels. A case that arouses indignation, notably from the president of MR, Georges-Louis Boutz. Reading Zen A car registered with the mention "7 OKTOBR" was spotted in the streets of Brussels. This combination echoes the terror…