The Belgian foreign minister, however, said the recognition would only be formalised once the last captive has been released from Gaza and βHamas no longer has any role in managing Palestineβ.
Those are caveats.
Israel will face 12 sanctions from Belgium
That's promising, but there is that word "will" again. So perhaps they "will" earn a place on that list but not yet.
I know you were going to type that.