France Opens ‘War Crime’ Probe over Israel Treatment of Flotilla Activists
- On Friday, France's national counterterrorism prosecutor's office opened a preliminary investigation into suspected "war crime" and "torture" over Israel's treatment of French activists detained aboard the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla.
- Israel detained more than 430 activists on May 18th after intercepting the flotilla in international waters, with the activists seeking to deliver humanitarian aid and challenge the naval blockade of the Palestinian enclave.
- Organisers reported activists suffered abuse, with at least 15 reporting sexual assaults and several hospitalized; One returnee described being groped and slapped in a dark container, while Another recounted being forced into a "stress position."
- Israeli authorities denied the abuse allegations, calling them "entirely without factual basis," while France banned National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir from entry after he posted a video mocking the detained activists.
- Other Western countries including Canada, Germany, and Italy condemned Israel's treatment of the activists; Francesca Albanese, a UN expert, said the flotilla activists' experience was a "luxury" compared to what Palestinians face in Israeli prisons.
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On Friday, 5 June, the National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor's Office (PNAT) announced the opening of a procedure for "torture" and "war crimes", after a government report on the treatment of the French by Israel of the "flotilla for Gaza". The case was entrusted to the Central Office for Combating Crimes against Humanity.The decor deserves to be planted. On 14 May, some 50 ships — mainly small sailboats and recreational boats — had left Turkey to …
France opens ‘war crime’ probe over Israel’s treatment of flotilla activists
Israel detained more than 430 activists from countries around the world after intercepting them in international waters on May 18. (AFP pic) PARIS: France has opened an investigation into an alleged “war crime” and “torture” over Israel’s treatment of French activists who took part in a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, a prosecutor’s office said Friday. The probe was opened at the government’s request, the national counterterrorism prosecutor’s office (…
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