Israel exports some €2,000 of live ornamental fish to Belgium each year, but Belgium exported almost no fish products to Israel ever, according to UN data (Photo: State of Israel)

Investigation

Mystery of Boeing cargo flights from Belgium to Israel

EU & the World

Rule of Law

by Andrew Rettmann and Jan Antonissen, Brussels,

A Boeing 747 cargo plane that flies from Belgium in and out of Israel's wartime airspace is carrying mostly fish, not weapons, the Israeli airline says, while no one in Belgium cares to check.

A regular Challenge Airlines flight 5C900 took off from Liège airport in Belgium on Monday (23 June) at 12.45PM and was due to land in Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv at ...

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EU & the World Rule of Law Investigation

Author Bio

Jan Antonissen is a journalist with Belgium's Humo magazine

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Israel exports some €2,000 of live ornamental fish to Belgium each year, but Belgium exported almost no fish products to Israel ever, according to UN data (Photo: State of Israel)