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French opens preliminary probe into alleged torture, war crimes over Israel’s treatment of flotilla activists
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleFrench anti-terrorism prosecutors say they have opened a preliminary investigation into suspected torture and war crimes over the alleged mistreatment by Israeli authorities of French nationals who were part of an activist flotilla bound for Gaza.
The anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office say they opened the preliminary investigation after a referral from the French foreign ministry on May 28.
Israeli authorities have denied the allegations of abuse and dismissed the flotilla as “a PR stunt at the service of Hamas.”
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