{
  "id": 9315091,
  "title": "Complaint filed in Paris against the Israeli army after the uprooting of centuries-old olive trees in Lebanon",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/complaint-filed-in-paris-against-the-israeli-army-after-the-uprooting",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T10:38:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/complaint-filed-paris-against-israeli-army-after-uprooting-centuries-old"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A French businessman, born in Lebanon, has filed a complaint against the Israeli army in Paris for war crimes, alleging the uprooting of 600 centuries-old olive trees on his family's land in southern Lebanon.\n\nThe 37-year-old claims the trees, some of which are over half a millennium old, were uprooted along with their roots on land his family has cultivated for 250 years in Zawtar el-Charqiyé, his native village.\n\nHis civil suit, detailing theft, destruction, and damage to property, accuses the Israeli army of war crimes. The document, seen by AFP, states the trees were uprooted root and stem, and the man believes they were transported to Israel.\n\nHowever, there is no evidence to suggest Hezbollah was using the property for military purposes, as per the document.",
  "summary": "Complaint filed in Paris against the Israeli army after the uprooting of centuries-old olive trees in Lebanon A French businessman born in Lebanon has filed a complaint against persons unknown for war crimes, targeting the Israeli army, which he accuses of uprooting 600 centuries-old olive trees belonging to his family, his lawyers told AFP on Wednesday. The 37-year-old Frenchman denounces the…",
  "key_points": [
    "French businessman files complaint against Israeli army in Paris for war crimes.",
    "600 centuries-old olive trees uprooted from family land in Zawtar el-Charqiyé.",
    "Trees, over half a millennium old, allegedly transported to Israel."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "French legal complaint says Israeli army uprooted and stole ancient olive trees from Lebanon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/french-legal-complaint-says-israeli-army-uprooted-and-stole-ancient",
        "published": "2026-09-23T11:48:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}