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France Opens Genocide Inquiries Over Gaza Aid Blockade, Israel Urges Gaza City Evacuations

Paris prosecutors have assigned two investigating judges to examine suspected genocide in the obstruction of Gaza’s humanitarian convoys.

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Blocage de l'aide humanitaire à Gaza: ouverture d'une enquête en France pour complicité de génocide

Overview

  • The French anti-terrorism prosecutor opened two judicial inquiries for alleged genocide and crimes against humanity against Franco-Israeli individuals and groups accused of blocking aid between January and May 2024.
  • A complaint filed in Paris accuses Israeli authorities of genocide over F-16 strikes that killed two French children in Gaza in October 2023.
  • Israeli forces issued evacuation orders for Gaza City’s eastern districts ahead of strikes on locations used for rocket launches.
  • The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation resumed food distributions on June 5, delivering 1.4 million meals after halting operations for reorganization.
  • The Gaza civil defence reported at least 37 civilian deaths in recent Israeli air raids, and Hamas announced readiness to enter serious truce negotiations.