Brussels: Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot announced on Thursday that he summoned the Israeli ambassador to Belgium in protest over the arrest of seven Belgian citizens who were on board the "Global Sumud Flotilla" heading to Gaza.
According to Kuwait News Agency, Prevot, speaking in a plenary session at the Belgian Parliament, stated, "The way the ship was intercepted and the location where the incident occurred in international waters is unacceptable, which is why I decided to summon the Israeli ambassador." He emphasized that the Belgian Foreign Ministry had engaged with flotilla representatives in Belgium to discuss potential actions. Prevot noted that the detained Belgian citizens were likely to be transferred to the port of Ashdod before being taken to a detention center.