Israel accused of 'genocide'

The grandmother of two children with French nationality killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza has filed a legal complaint, accusing Israel of “genocide” and “murder,” her lawyer said yesterday.

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Jacqueline Rivault filed her complaint with the “crimes against humanity” hub of the Court of Paris, lawyer Arie Alimi said.

Ms Rivault hopes the fact her daughter’s children, aged six and nine, were French means the country's judiciary will decide it has jurisdiction to designate a magistrate to investigate the allegations.

Rights groups, lawyers and some Israeli historians have described the Gaza war as “genocide” and called for a ceasefire.

But Israel, created in the aftermath of the Nazi Holocaust of Jews during World War II, vehemently rejects the explosive term.

The complaint states that “two F16 missiles fired by the Israeli army” killed Janna, six, and Abderrahim Abudaher, nine, in northern Gaza on Oct 24, 2023.