Belgium seizes arms shipment sent from Britain to Israel

Belgium seizes arms shipment sent from Britain to Israel 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 equipment for Israel from stopping in the country or using its airspace. Last month, the British news website Declassified, Belgian NGO Vredesactie, Irish news website The Ditch, and the Palestinian Youth Movement alerted authorities in Brussells of a shipment travelling from Britain to Israel through Liege airport. The consignments left Britain on 23 March and were siezed at Liege airport in Belgium on 24 March.