Could French judges bring Israeli officials to justice over Lebanon attacks?
For Ali Cherri, a French- Lebanese , France’s decision to open a war crimes investigation into the killing of his parents in an Israeli strike in 2024 is a step towards “restoring a little faith in justice”. The crimes against humanity unit of the Paris Judicial Court has appointed two investigating judges to the case, following a complaint he filed as a civil party earlier this year with the…
French-Lebanese Ali Cherri is seeking justice for his parents, who were killed in an Israeli strike in 2024, by pushing for a war crimes investigation into the attack. France's Crimes against humanity unit at the Paris Judicial Court has appointed two investigators to the case. Cherri's lawyer, Clémence Bectarte, believes this marks the "first" investigation abroad into alleged Israeli war crimes in Lebanon.
Similar high-profile investigations have led French judges to issue arrest warrants for Bashar Al Assad and other senior officials in cases involving atrocities committed during the Syrian civil war. Bectarte hopes the French investigation could result in arrest warrants for Israeli officials, similar to the case against Al Assad.
Cherri lost his parents in an Israeli strike on an apartment building in central Beirut, while no military objectives were present at the time of the attack. The strike resulted in the deaths of nearly 9,000 people in Lebanon since October 2023.
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