Israel-bound shipment containing unauthorised military exports stopped in Belgium

21 April 2026

According to media reports, a shipment of lasers, sights, and fighter jet parts has been intercepted by Belgian authorities for being shipped without the required licences.

The shipment was reportedly destined for Israel, but no export licence had been issued for it. An NGO that monitors shipments of military items is said to have alerted Belgian authorities who intercepted the shipment before it left Belgium. The Walloon Decree on export controls regulates exports of military items from the Wallonia region of Belgium.

With thanks to Mark Handley’s European Sanctions Enforcement blog.