Overview

• The Ligue des Droits de l’Homme filed a complaint on June 11 against Eurolinks and Israel’s IMI Systems for complicity in war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
• The lawsuit was lodged with constitution de partie civile, a move that typically triggers the appointment of an investigating judge to examine the allegations.
• Eurolinks is accused of providing links for machine-gun ammunition to IMI Systems, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems whose weapons have been used in Gaza.
• Earlier this month, CGT dockworkers at Marseille-Fos refused to load three containers of Eurolinks-made military components bound for Israel to avoid complicity in alleged atrocities.
• The French Ministry of the Armed Forces maintains that exported items were defensive components or destined for re-export and insists France does not sell weapons to Israel.