Belgium seizes arms shipment sent from Britain to Israel

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Belgian authorities seized two shipments of undeclared military components, including fire control systems, from Britain bound for Israel at Liege airport on March 24th. The seizures occurred after NGOs alerted officials, leading to a criminal investigation into the shipments, which were reportedly misclassified as aircraft parts.

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Submitted by Imran Mulla on Wed, 04/15/2026 - 12:57 Brussels has banned aircraft carrying military equipment for Israel from stopping in the country or using its airspace Walloon Minister President Adrien Dolimont after delivering a speech on the State of Wallonia during a plenary session of the Walloon parliament, in Namur, on 16 April 2025 (AFP) Off Two shipments from Britain of military components bound for Israel have been seized in Belgium, which has banned aircaft carrying military equipme

Belgium seizes arms shipment sent from Britain to Israel

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