Belgium’s detention of Israeli soldiers over alleged war crimes in Gaza has set a historic precedent for holding Israel to account for its war crimes. And it’s a sign that the tide is turning against Israel.

For the first time, Israeli soldiers were detained and questioned in Europe over alleged war crimes in Gaza.

After nearly ten months of tracking Israeli soldiers abroad, the Hind Rajab Foundation and the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) have scored a symbolic breakthrough: the arrest and interrogation of two Israeli soldiers in Belgium on war crimes allegations related to the war in Gaza.

The soldiers were released after questioning. Belgian prosecutors, however, said a formal investigation was underway.

For observers of international justice, the incident signals a potential tur

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