US EditionBelgium questions 2 Israelis at music festival over Gaza crime allegations
BELGIUM, JUL 22 – Belgian police questioned two Israeli soldiers attending a music festival over allegations of war crimes in Gaza under a new law enabling prosecution of overseas violations.
- On Wednesday, Belgian police questioned two Israeli army members at the Tomorrowland festival in Boom, over allegations of serious violations of international humanitarian law in Gaza.
- Complaints from rights groups filed on Friday and Saturday prompted the inquiry as the Hind Rajab Foundation has made dozens of complaints in over 10 countries.
- Hind Rajab Foundation and Global Legal Action Network said Belgian courts have jurisdiction under Article 14/10, suspects were identified and detained with a show of force at Tomorrowland, and evidence was collected from soldiers' social media feed.
- The Israeli Foreign Ministry said the soldiers “were taken in yesterday for interrogation and were released shortly afterward,” supporting their lawful conduct, with prosecutors noting no further details at this stage.
- Legal experts warn that this marks the first forceful application of universal jurisdiction by a European country against Israeli soldiers, with Dearbhá Minogue saying it could spark a “domino effect across Europe and around the world”.
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Belgium makes it clear that for the first time, two Israeli soldiers have been arrested and interrogated on a trip abroad for alleged war crimes in Gaza.
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