
News24 | French prosecutors to probe Israeli treatment of flotilla activists
France’s public prosecutor is to investigate Israel’s treatment of French nationals arrested during a military raid on an aid flotilla bound for Gaza.
WEDNESDAY, 03 JUNE 2026, 02:12

France’s public prosecutor is to investigate Israel’s treatment of French nationals arrested during a military raid on an aid flotilla bound for Gaza.
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