‘Israeli’-linked weapons factory hit by arson in Belgium’s Liège
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A Belgian defense electronics firm with ties to ‘Israel’ was hit by an arson attack in Liège, with an anonymous group claiming responsibility over the company’s ownership links.
The fire broke out around 3:40 AM local time in the early hours of Monday, at the premises of Belgian Advanced Technology Systems (BATS) in the Sart-Tilman science park in Angleur, near Liège.
Prosecutors confirmed the blaze was intentional, with fires started at three separate points on the site.
No one was injured.
An anonymous collective claimed the attack in a statement published online on September 1.
It described BATS as “100% Israeli, 100% owned by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)” and declared that “this is enough to justify reducing BATS to ashes.”
The group framed the action as opposition to the military industry and imperialism.
BATS is held through a Dutch holding company that ultimately falls under “Israel Aerospace Industries”, the major ‘Israeli’ state-controlled defense and aerospace group.
Founded in 1984, BATS specializes in advanced electronics for defense and internal security.
It supplies battlefield surveillance radars to the Belgian army and is an approved supplier to NATO and the European Commission.
Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken (N-VA) quickly blamed the far left. “The far left set fire to the offices of the Liège technology company BATS,” he wrote on X.
He added that the far left “is becoming more violent by the day” and claimed the Flemish branch of the Workers’ Party of Belgium (PvdA/PTB) serves as “the political arm of this extremist violence.”
Francken also referred to a recent attempted arson at OIP, another firm with ‘Israeli’ links.
PTB federal president Raoul Hedebouw rejected the accusation: “On what is this accusation against the PTB based? On nothing. No facts. No proof. No link. […] The PTB has nothing to do with these fires.”
Liège prosecutors said it was far too early to comment on motives or perpetrators, noting only that a judicial investigation is underway and fire experts are examining the scene.
The attack fits a pattern of actions against Liège-area defense and technology firms linked to ‘Israel’, amid the ongoing war on Gaza.
In March 2026, the space company AMOS was targeted by the “Stop Arming Israel Belgium” collective, which damaged buildings and spray-painted slogans accusing firms of involvement in “genocide.”
