Belgium Admits Gaza Arrivals Wearing Pro-Hamas Jihadist Symbols
15th November 2025
Belgium’s ongoing evacuation of people from the Gaza Strip has triggered a political storm after footage emerged of two young boys arriving at Ostend Airport wearing black sweatshirts printed with large images of an M16 rifle.
The pair was among 75 Palestinians evacuated at the end of October, part of a wider humanitarian operation that has brought around 850 people to Belgium since 2023.
he incident has sparked renewed debate over screening procedures for arrivals from conflict zones.