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Belgian authorities detain two Israeli soldiers over Gaza war crimes complaint

Monday, 21 July 2025 7:18 PM [ Last Update: Monday, 21 July 2025 7:18 PM ]

Israeli soldiers during a military offensive in the Gaza Strip (File Photo).

Two Israeli soldiers were arrested and questioned in Belgium as part of an investigation into war crimes committed by the Israeli army in the besieged Gaza Strip.

The Belgium-based Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) and the Global Legal Action Network confirmed on Monday that the pair was detained after the groups told Belgian authorities there was credible evidence that they had committed war crimes in the besieged Palestinian territory.

"The action came in response to an urgent legal complaint filed by the Hind Rajab Foundation and the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) earlier this week," the HRF said in a statement.

"The suspects were identified and arrested with a clear show of force at the Tomorrowland festival in Boom. After being taken into custody, they were formally interrogated and released."

Belgium's public broadcaster said the prosecutor's office confirmed they were arrested because of the complaint.

Belgian authorities have reportedly now opened a criminal investigation into the pair.

The case is the latest in a series of lawsuits brought by the HRF, which has been pursuing justice for the Palestinian victims of the Israeli genocide in Gaza.

The group has filed several complaints in various countries against Israeli forces who participated in the genocidal campaign in Gaza. It also filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) against 1,000 Israeli soldiers.

The group has been using the social media posts of Israeli soldiers to track them and seek their arrests overseas using "universal jurisdiction". It is the legal principle through which any state can try a person for a serious breach of international law, regardless of where the crime was committed.

The HRF is a legal non-governmental organization registered in Belgium. It is named after a five-year-old Gazan girl, Hind Rajab, who was killed by Israeli forces in January 2024.

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