Overview

• On June 27, the association Juristes pour le respect du droit international filed suit at the Paris judicial tribunal under France’s vigilance law, accusing BNP Paribas of incomplete disclosures.
• The group says it issued a formal notice in December 2024 and that the bank refused to update its 2024 vigilance plan in March 2025.
• Plaintiffs charge that the plan omitted the bank’s guarantee for an $8 billion bond issuance benefiting the Israeli government.
• The complaint highlights undisclosed financial backing for Elbit Systems, Israel’s principal arms supplier.
• Jurists warn that failing to disclose these activities may facilitate human rights violations against Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem.