On the evening of January 31 local time, the office of the Belgian Development Agency in Gaza was destroyed by Israeli airstrikes.
It turns out that Israel has long looked at Belgium unpleasantly, and Belgium has resolutely said no to Israel's hegemony.
The relationship between the two has to start with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East in Gaza.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East in Gaza, a permanent United Nations agency in Gaza, became operational on 1 May 1950 with the main responsibility of providing relief and assistance to Palestine refugees.
On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched an attack on Israel, and Israel was furious.
Israel accused the Hamas personnel of coming from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East in Gaza, and demanded that the United Nations self-examine and hand over other Hamas personnel within a deadline.
We know that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East in Gaza hosts Palestinian refugees who have been displaced by the war for many years, and how many of the Palestinian people do not hate Israel?
Therefore, Israel's accusation of this United Nations body in Gaza undoubtedly shows Israel's arrogance, and perhaps it is also a reminder of its role as an example.
On January 24, 2024, Israel bombed a branch of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, killing nine people and injuring 75 others.
In response, the United Nations had no choice but to promise that it would conduct an internal investigation. It seems that the emperor in the late Eastern Han Dynasty was called by Cao Cao.
Subsequently, the United States, Britain, Germany, Japan and other Western countries believed that Hamas's attack on Israel was immoral, and announced the suspension of funding for this United Nations agency in Gaza.
And at this moment, Belgium, an outlier in the West, did not follow the crowd and bravely stood up and said no.
Belgium** indicated that it would not suspend funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in the Near East until the results of the investigation were available.
I have to say, Belgium is a good drop! The country has big ambitions, has the courage to shoulder international responsibilities, and bravely resists Israel's oppression.
There are even those who do not obey! This immediately annoyed Israel. As a small bully in the Middle East, with the support of the US imperialists behind him, Israel, which is not in the eyes of the United Nations, swallowed this bad breath.
Thus, on the night of 31 January, in a fit of rage, Israel indiscriminately bombed Belgian institutions in Gaza.
Quite miserable! According to Belgian Foreign Minister Rabib, the six-story office building was blown up and destroyed "so completely" that there was no architectural structure at all!
In response, Belgian Foreign Minister Rabib said on February 2 that he could not accept it and would summon the Israeli ambassador.