Hind Rajab Foundation Condemns Ongoing Impunity for Moshe Tetro: Urges ICC to Prosecute and Belgium to Revoke Accreditation

Tetro in IDF Uniform in the EUCOM building on Rue de la Loi in Brussels yesterday

​Official Statement – Hind Rajab Foundation
Brussels, 26 June 2025
The Hind Rajab Foundation expresses deep concern over the confirmed presence of Colonel Moshe Tetro, former head of the Coordination and Liaison Administration (CLA) for the Gaza Strip, in the EUCOM building on Rue de la Loi in Brussels, where he is currently serving as Israel’s military attaché to Belgium. Tetro is one of the architects of Gaza’s starvation and hospital assaults.

Colonel Tetro is the subject of a detailed complaint submitted by our Foundation to the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). He is accused of individual criminal responsibility for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, under Articles 6, 7, and 8 of the Rome Statute.
As head of the CLA, Colonel Tetro played a central role in implementing policies that:

• Systematically deprived the civilian population of Gaza of access to food, water, fuel, and medical supplies, contributing directly to a man-made famine now classified as catastrophic by multiple UN agencies;
• Facilitated and coordinated military attacks on medical facilities, including Naser Hospital in Khan Yunis and Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, in violation of the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I.

These actions fall within the same factual and legal context outlined in the ICC arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, particularly with respect to the weaponization of starvation and attacks on protected civilian infrastructure.
Despite this, Colonel Tetro is currently enjoying diplomatic immunity as part of his official assignment in Belgium. This raises serious concerns regarding Belgium’s adherence to its obligations under international humanitarian law, the Geneva Conventions, and customary international law related to non-cooperation with individuals accused of core international crimes.
Moreover, this development must be viewed in conjunction with recent reports confirming that Belgium has allowed the transfer of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel via Liège Airport, thereby facilitating Israel’s continued use of military force against the civilian population in Gaza. These actions, taken together, significantly aggravate the legal and moral responsibility of the current Belgian government, which risks complicity in the commission of international crimes.
In light of the above, the Hind Rajab Foundation reiterates its formal demands:

1. That the International Criminal Court issue an arrest warrant for Colonel Moshe Tetro, in line with its current jurisprudence and mandate under the Rome Statute;
2. That the Government of Belgium immediately revoke Colonel Tetro’s diplomatic accreditation and declare him persona non grata, pursuant to Article 9 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.

Failure to act decisively in this matter would not only constitute a breach of Belgium’s international obligations, but would also place the Belgian state in the position of harbouring an individual credibly accused of genocide and war crimes.
History will judge the choices made today. Continued political protection for individuals implicated in mass atrocity crimes risks permanently associating the Belgian state with one of the gravest humanitarian crises of the 21st century.
We urge Belgian authorities, European institutions, and civil society to act in accordance with international law and to uphold the principles of justice, accountability, and human dignity.

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