Nili Kupfer-Naouri and Rachel Touitou said to be accused of trying to block delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza
A French investigating magistrate has issued summonses to two French-Israeli nationals in relation to “complicity in genocide” over allegations they tried to block the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza, French media have reported.
The summonses, which reportedly mark the first time a country has considered the blocking of aid “complicity in genocide”, were issued for Nili Kupfer-Naouri and Rachel Touitou in July, Le Monde and Agence France-Presse reported.
They require Touitou, whose Tsav 9 group obstructed and attacked aid convoys, and Kupfer-Naouri, of Israel is Forever, which supported the actions, to appear before a magistrate, but do not require their arrest.
In 2024 the Biden administration described Tsav 9 as a “violent, extremist” group and imposed sanctions on it for “blocking, harassing and damaging” humanitarian convoys. The sanctions were lifted by the Trump administration.
