The Belgian Federal Prosecutor's Office has opened a criminal investigation into a dual-national fighting for the IDF in Gaza on suspicion of committing war crimes, according to Belgian media on Friday.
The man was reportedly born and raised in the Brussels suburb of Uccle and is in his early twenties. He serves in the IDF's Multidimensional Unit, also known as the "Refaim" (Ghost) Unit.
The man is accused of shooting unarmed civilians in the Gaza Strip, with additional accusations that uninvolved civilians are being deliberately targeted.
An investigation was opened after a complaint was filed by the Association Belgo-Palestinienne (ABP) under section 136 of the Belgian penal code, which criminalizes war crimes.
Belgian law allows Belgian courts to prosecute Belgian citizens for crimes committed abroad.