Second War Crimes Case Filed Against Sharon in Belgian Court - 9/11

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 13:13:51 GMT

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Six Palestinian fathers have filed a complaint against Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in a Belgian court, seeking to prosecute him under Belgium's war crimes law, officials said Friday. The residents of the Rafah refugee camp in the Gaza Strip contend Sharon, former Prime Minister Ehud Barak and current Israeli Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer and others are to blame for the deaths of their six children during the Palestinian uprising. They allege all six died from wounds caused by Israeli army bullets. It was the second case filed against Sharon in Belgium this year. The first seeks to prosecute him over his alleged involvement in the 1982 massacre of 800 Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. A court is scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday on whether Belgium has jurisdiction.