A grandmother has filed a criminal complaint in Paris, accusing Israeli authorities of killing her two French grandchildren during the October 2023 assault on Gaza, her lawyer told AFP on Friday.
The case was submitted to the Paris tribunal’s war crimes and crimes against humanity unit by attorney Arie Alimi, who is seeking the appointment of an investigative judge to launch a formal inquiry.
France’s Human Rights League has announced plans to join the case.
Because the victims held French citizenship, the complaint argues that French courts have jurisdiction to examine the alleged genocide charges Israel has denounced as “scandalous.”
To date, similar legal efforts in France have failed to gain traction.
