Belgium halts military exports to Israel - The Guardian

According to local media, a Brussels court has ordered the regional Flemish government to stop the transit of military equipment to Israel.

The news channel VRT NWS reported that the case involves, in particular, a container with tapered rolled bearings for the Israeli defense company Ashot, which was blocked last month at one of Europe's largest ports in Antwerp.

The court also ordered the government to prevent the transit of any "defense-related products or other equipment intended for military" if there is no guarantee that it will be used exclusively for civilian purposes.

The Belgian news agency Belga also reported that three pallets of tapered roller bearings, manufactured in France by the American company Timken, had been held.

Belga added that "Flemish regulations prohibit the export or transit of goods that could directly support the Israel Defense Forces," and that the shipment was intended for the company Ashot Ashkelon, a key supplier of transmission systems for Israeli Merkava tanks and Namer armored vehicles, which are actively used in Gaza.

Israel-Iran war

On the night of June 13, Israel began attacking Iranian military and nuclear facilities. During the short operation, Israel eliminated a number of high-ranking Iranian commanders as well as nuclear scientists.

This, in turn, provoked a response from Tehran, which began daily ballistic attacks.

Shortly afterward, on June 22, the United States joined the confrontation: America struck three key nuclear facilities in Iran, after which President Donald Trump declared that Tehran’s nuclear program had allegedly been completely destroyed.

However, media outlets, citing US intelligence among other sources, reported that this was not entirely accurate and that Iran had removed enriched uranium shortly before the American strikes.

Today, July 17, Israeli military expert David Sharp also commented on whether Iran would attack Israel again.