Overview

• Belgian federal police detained and questioned two men identified as Israeli soldiers after they were spotted flying a Givati Brigade flag at the Tomorrowland festival.
• The two suspects were released after their testimonies and their identities have not been publicly disclosed by authorities.
• Hind Rajab Foundation and Global Action Legal Network filed complaints accusing the men of indiscriminate attacks, torture, use of human shields, mass detentions and forced displacement in Gaza.
• The federal prosecutor is probing the case under Article 14/10 of Belgium’s criminal code, which grants courts extraterritorial jurisdiction over war crimes and torture.
• This is the first recorded use of universal jurisdiction in Europe to question Israeli military personnel over alleged Gaza war crimes, potentially setting a legal precedent.