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French judges open war crimes probe into Israeli strike that killed seven in Beirut

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French judges have opened a judicial investigation into an alleged war crime following an Israeli air strike on a Beirut residential building in November 2024 that killed seven civilians, including the parents of Franco-Lebanese artist Ali Cherri. This probe, initiated after a complaint by Cherri and FIDH, marks the first French judicial investigation into an alleged Israeli army crime in Lebanon since October 2023, focusing on the deliberate targeting of civilian property.
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Submitted by MEE and agencies on Tue, 11/03/2026 - 11:10 The investigation follows a complaint by Franco-Lebanese artist Ali Cherri, whose parents and five other civilians were killed in a November 2024 strike on a residential building A resident carries a birdcage past a building destroyed by Israeli bombing in Beirut’s southern suburb of Shiyah, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, 29 November 2024 (Ibrahim Amro/AFP) Off Two French judges have opened a judicial investigation int

French judges open war crimes probe into Israeli strike that killed seven in Beirut
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