Regional Belgian government suspends arms export licences to Israel

The regional government of Wallonia in southern Belgium temporarily suspended two arms export licences to Israel on Monday.

Officials said that the decision was due to "the unacceptable deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip".

They also cited the International Court of Justice's recent decision ordering Israel to avoid genocide in Gaza, according to local media reports.

The decision comes days after a group of NGOs penned an open letter calling on Walloon Minister-President Elio Di Rupo to immediately halt arms exports to Israel.

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