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Hind Rajab Foundation files criminal complaint against IDF veteran at Tomorrowland festival

From Jerusalem Post · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Hind Rajab Foundation filed a criminal complaint in Belgium against an IDF veteran attending the Tomorrowland music festival.
  • The foundation alleges the veteran was involved in war crimes in Gaza, including the destruction of buildings in Gaza City and Rafah.
  • This action follows a similar complaint filed last year against two other Israelis at the same festival, though no substantive legal proceedings resulted.

A pro-Palestinian organization has filed an urgent criminal complaint in Belgium against an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) veteran. The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) alleges the individual, who attended the Tomorrowland music festival, was involved in war crimes during military operations in Gaza between October 2023 and November 2024.

Given the immediate risk that the suspect may leave the country, HRF requested urgent investigative and preventive measures and asked the Belgian federal prosecutor to refer the case without delay to an investigating judge who will examine the case and take 'all necessary measures to ensure that the suspect remains available to the Belgian judicial authorities.'

— Hind Rajab Foundation representativesThe foundation's statement regarding the urgency of their complaint and the need for immediate judicial action.

The complaint, filed with the Belgian federal prosecutor, specifically cites the destruction of Palestine Square and surrounding buildings in Gaza's Rimal neighborhood in December 2023. HRF claims its investigation indicates systematic destruction of civilian structures, including residential buildings, commercial properties, and educational facilities, using armored vehicles, bulldozers, and controlled explosions.

The foundation stated it submitted "evidentiary material concerning the suspect's military service, deployment, unit affiliation, and alleged connection to the actions described in the complaint." HRF requested immediate investigative and preventive measures, urging the prosecutor to refer the case to an investigating judge to ensure the suspect remains available to judicial authorities, citing the immediate risk of the suspect leaving the country.

was involved in war crimes committed in Gaza during Israeli military operations while serving in an Israeli military unit deployed in Gaza City and Rafah between October 2023 and November 2024.

— Complaint filed by HRFThe specific allegations made against the IDF veteran in the criminal complaint.

This is not the first time the HRF has targeted Israelis attending the Tomorrowland festival. Last year, the organization, along with another nonprofit, filed a complaint against two young Israelis present at the festival. Belgian federal police detained and questioned them, but no substantive legal proceedings were initiated, and they were allowed to leave Belgium.

evidentiary material concerning the suspect's military service, deployment, unit affiliation, and alleged connection to the actions described in the complaint.

— The organizationDetails about the type of evidence submitted by the Hind Rajab Foundation to support their claims.
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