First Gaza genocide case against French nationals filed in Paris

A French organisation and a French-Palestinian woman filed a complaint on Tuesday against the French managers of two pro-Israel NGOs for "complicity in genocide and incitement to commit genocide in Gaza", according to a statement shared with Middle East Eye.  

The complaint against Israel is Forever and Tzav-9 targets actions by French nationals to block humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the coastal strip devastated by Israel's onslaught, which has killed more than 44,282 people since October 2023.

The plaintiffs are the French Jewish Union for Peace and a woman who has 13 family members in the Gaza Strip. They are supported by the Urgence Palestine NGO.

The complaint, filed with the senior investigating judge of the crimes against humanity division of the Paris judicial court, is the first precedent under the grounds of genocide, the most serious in the hierarchy of crimes, before the French courts.

In the 70-page complaint, the petitioners denounce "the organisation, participation and call to participate in concrete actions blocking humanitarian aid to the occupied territory of Gaza, in particular by physically preventing the passage of trucks at border crossings controlled by the Israeli army." 

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