French judges open war crimes probe into Israeli strike that killed seven in Beirut

French judges open war crimes probe into Israeli strike that killed seven in Beirut Submitted by MEE and agencies on Tue, 11/03/2026 - 11:10 The investigation follows a complaint by Franco-Lebanese artist Ali Cherri, whose parents and five other civilians were killed in a November 2024 strike on a residential building A resident carries a birdcage past a building destroyed by Israeli bombing in Beirut’s southern suburb of Shiyah, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, 29 November 2024 (Ibrahim Amro/AFP