Belgium

Iran responsible for antisemitic terror attacks in Liège, Antwerp earlier this year - report

The Belgian Coordination Unit for Threat Analysis (CUTA) currently lists the threat level in Belgium as "very serious."

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Belgian military personnel armed with FN SCAR assault rifles stand guard outside a synagogue in central Antwerp as part of Belgium's reinforced security measures established at Jewish schools and synagogues, on March 23, 2026.
HAPOEL BEERSHEBA midfielder Niv Yehoshua (28) battles for possession during the Southern Reds’ hard-fought 1-0 victory over Red Star Belgrade in the first leg of UEFA Champions League third-round qualifying.

Hapoel Beersheba to play in Germany with no fans in attendance after Belgium ban

The mayor of the Belgian city of Leuven, Mohamed Ridouani, decided that no Israeli team would play in the city's stadium because of security concerns.

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European Commissioner for Migration, Dimitris Avramopoulos arrives at Fort St. Angelo in Birgu, Malta, to attend a meeting of Interior ministers from four EU countries, France, Germany, Italy and Malta on September 23, 2019.

Greek parliament lifts immunity of ex-Commissioner amid EU 'Qatargate' probe

Former EU commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos lost his parliamentary immunity as Belgian authorities investigate alleged corruption, money laundering and links to Qatargate.

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A police cordon is pictured outside Brussels Central railway station.

Belgium detains Chinese dual national on suspicion of semiconductor espionage

The prosecutors said the 52-year old man, who lives in Belgium, was arrested in May at Belgium's Zaventem airport, before boarding a flight to Beijing.

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Belgian NGO HRF files new complaint in Spain against Israeli tourist, alleging Gaza war crimes

The group asked Spanish authorities to detain the traveler urgently to prevent his departure and “ensure accountability,” according to the complaint.

DECEMBER 6, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, YOAV ETIEL
Israeli soldiers from the Netzah Yehuda Battalion patrol near the Israeli-Gaza border, October 20, 2023.

Belgium buys defensive kamikaze drones to counter incursions

The drone deal ‌was part of a 50 million euro ($57.99 million) anti-drone package

NOVEMBER 17, 2025ByREUTERS
Origin Robotics' Blaze drone

Belgium pays €350,000 to former al-Qaeda terrorist after illegal extradition to US

Trabelsi - formerly a Tunisian professional footballer - was arrested in September 2001 for his role in a planned attack on Belgium's Kleine-Brogel air base

NOVEMBER 16, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
Nizar Trabelsi pictured as he leaves the closed center for illegal immigrants in Merksplas on Wednesday 22 October 2025. The Court of Cassation rejected the appeals lodged by the Belgian state against the decision to release Nizar Trabelsi, who was sentenced to ten years in prison in Belgium in 2004

Authorities believe Antwerp's jewelry underworld might lead to finding Louvre loot

Belgian police received an alert from their French counterparts, urging them to be on the lookout for anyone trying to hawk the stolen jewels after the Louvre heist.

NOVEMBER 12, 2025ByREUTERS
FILE PHOTO: Members of a forensic team inspect a window believed to have been used in what the French Interior Ministry said was a robbery at the Louvre museum during which jewellery was stolen, in Paris, France, October 19, 2025.

UK sends defense equipment to help Belgium deal with disruptive drones

Drones have been spotted over airports and military bases in Belgium in the last week, having caused major disruption across Europe in recent months.

NOVEMBER 9, 2025ByREUTERS
A "No Drone Zone" placard at Brussels international Airport in Zaventem on the day of an emergency meeting of Belgian government officials and experts, following drone sightings that closed Brussels Airport, in Zaventem, Belgium, November 6, 2025.

Drone sighting halts operations at Belgium’s Brussels, Sweden's Gothenburg airports

Drones have caused major disruption across Europe in recent months, forcing temporary airport closures in several countries.

NOVEMBER 6, 2025ByREUTERS
A police vehicle is parked at the Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport as the airspace above was temporarily closed after drones were observed around the airport, in Gothenburg, Sweden November 6, 2025.

Belgium scrambles to address airport closures caused by drones

Some officials have blamed the incidents on "hybrid warfare" by Russia. Moscow has denied any connection with the incidents.

NOVEMBER 5, 2025ByREUTERS
Travellers at Brussels Airport, following its temporary closure and reopening after the Belgian air traffic control service reported a sighting of a drone, in Zaventem, Belgium, November 5, 2025.

Belgium investigates new drone sightings over military base

Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken called for additional spending on anti-drone defenses following the incident, one of a series of drone sightings in Europe recently.

NOVEMBER 2, 2025ByREUTERS
A view shows an interceptor FPV-drone of the 1129th Bilotserkivskyi Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment during its flight, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine July 8, 2025.

Belgium investigates new drone sightings over military base

Belgium investigates drone sightings over a military base, marking the second such incident in under a month.

OCTOBER 29, 2025ByREUTERS
Illustrative drone in flight.

Victim-blaming erodes Western society - opinion

Civil societies erode through small concessions that gradually compromise fundamental principles of equality.

OCTOBER 22, 2025BySTEVEN BURG
EMILY DAMARI speaks via video at a match between Beitar Jerusalem and Maccabi Tel Aviv at Bloomfield Stadium in Jaffa in February after her release from captivity in Gaza. On the Aston Villa ban, she says it’s like putting a sign on a stadium that reads, ‘No Jews allowed.’