Belgian FM says Israel’s actions in Lebanon ‘totally unacceptable,’ calls for partial halt to EU agreement

By Reuters 21 April 2026, 11:25 am

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From left, High Representative for Gaza Nikolay Mladenov, Belgium's Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot, European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa, and Norway's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide, during a meeting of the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution in Brussels, Belgium, April 20, 2026. (AP Photo/ Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

LUXEMBOURG — Israel’s actions in Lebanon are “totally unacceptable,” Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot says ahead of a meeting with EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg.

“Israel’s conduct is completely unacceptable. Of course, we must firmly condemn Hezbollah’s initial attacks, which, in seeking to show solidarity with Iran, dragged Lebanon into a war it did not want, as well as Israel’s disproportionate and indiscriminate response.”

He also says Belgium is calling for at least a partial suspension of the EU’s Association Agreement with Israel, adding that Belgium is “aware that a full suspension is probably out of reach given the positions of the various European countries.”