Overview

• On July 20, Belgian federal police detained and questioned two Israeli individuals at the Tomorrowland music festival before releasing them later that day.
• The detentions were prompted by separate complaints filed by the Hind Rajab Foundation and the Global Legal Action Network.
• Belgian prosecutors have confirmed that a formal criminal investigation is underway and that evidence gathering is ongoing.
• Authorities invoked an article in Belgium’s Code of Criminal Procedure that grants jurisdiction over alleged overseas breaches of the Geneva Conventions and the UN torture convention.
• Israel’s Foreign Ministry said the individuals are cooperating with Belgian authorities and stressed that its military reviews all allegations under international humanitarian law.