The French judiciary in Paris has opened an investigation into a complaint filed by a French artist of Lebanese origin against the Israeli army, accusing it of committing a war crime following an attack on a residential building in Beirut in late 2024, his lawyer told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Tuesday.
Lawyer Clémence Bectarte said her client, Ali Cherri, who lost both of his parents in the airstrike, filed a complaint last spring, joining the proceedings as a civil party alongside the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH). This led to the appointment of an investigating judge from the department specializing in crimes against humanity at the Paris Judicial Court. The lawyer described the move as “unprecedented.”
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Author: Counselor Faisal Al-Mutairi.
Publication Date: November 3, 2026.
Updated: October 2026.
