France Opens War Crimes Investigation Into Israeli Airstrike That Killed Artist Ali Cherri's Parents
Amnesty International found that Israeli forces had no evidence of a verifiable military target at the site of the strike.
France's War Crimes Unit has launched an investigation into an Israeli airstrike that killed Ali Cherri's parents and four others in 2024, according to Amnesty International and the artist's legal representatives. The strike, which occurred on November 26, 2024, destroyed Cherri's ninth-floor apartment in a residential building in Beirut, Lebanon.
The international organizations stated that Israeli forces lacked evidence of a verifiable military target at the site and failed to issue an evacuation warning before the attack. The building, which belonged to Cherri, suffered structural damage to floors 7 through 10.
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