A Brussels court on Thursday ordered the Flemish regional government to halt all transfers of military equipment to Israel, the Belgian news agency reported.
The area is home to the port of Antwerp-Bruges, one of Europe's largest ports.
Last month, the government of the Wallonia region in Belgium decided to ban the transfer of weapons to Israel through its airports, in response to a request from non-governmental organizations.
Anaïs Mangon, spokeswoman for the prime minister of French-speaking Wallonia, Elio Di Rupo, said the government's relevant department investigated the issue of arms shipments to Israel after NGOs raised it on the agenda last week.
She added, "In light of the situation in Gaza and the decisions of the International Court of Justice, the Prime Minister has decided to take the necessary measures and prohibit all arms transfers to Israel, directly or indirectly."
She added: "This means that it is prohibited to transport military equipment included in the EU's joint military equipment list to Israel via Liège or Charleroi airports."
Amnesty International, the National Coordination of Action for Peace and Democracy, the Human Rights League, and the organization Fridesasti announced in a joint statement on May 23 that at least 70 tons of military equipment had been sent from the United States to Israel from Liège Airport.
Wallonia is one of the three regions that make up Belgium, along with the Flemish Region and the Brussels-Capital Region.
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Belgium orders halt to military exports to Israel