Overview
- Jacqueline Rivault filed a complaint on June 6 with Paris’s crimes against humanity division accusing Israeli forces of genocide and murder
- The lawsuit centers on a 24 October 2023 F-16 strike in northern Gaza that killed French nationals Janna (6) and Abderrahim Abudaher (9)
- The filing explicitly names Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli government and military and asserts French courts have jurisdiction due to the victims’ nationality
- The action joins a series of international cases, including International Criminal Court arrest warrants for Israeli leaders and International Court of Justice orders to prevent potential genocide
- Israel has dismissed genocide allegations as scandalous and no tribunal has yet ruled that its Gaza campaign constitutes genocide