Overview

• The laser projection appeared at about 22:30 on July 26, casting a thirty-meter “Stop Génocide à Gaza” slogan onto the Olympic cauldron from a rue de Rivoli building.
• Amnesty International France claimed responsibility via its X account, saying the stunt was meant to spotlight civilian suffering and accuse Israel of using famine as a method of warfare.
• French police arrested two individuals suspected of orchestrating the laser action at the Hôtel Regina and released them after 90 minutes without filing any charges.
• The protest coincided with France’s recent decision to recognize a Palestinian state and has renewed demands for President Macron’s government to enforce international law.
• The action builds on a wave of symbolic sports activism and legal scrutiny, following ICJ hearings, UN famine warnings and French genocide inquiries.