Palestinians File Lawsuit Over U.S. Military Aid to Israel as Rights Groups Pursue Soldier for War Crimes

The lawsuit challenges U.S. arms support to Israel under human rights laws, while a French-Israeli soldier faces legal action for alleged torture and genocide in Gaza.

Five Palestinian families have sued the U.S. State Department, citing an American law that prohibits arming foreign forces accused of human rights violations, and demanding the law be enforced against Israel.
The plaintiffs allege that U.S.-supplied weapons have been used in strikes that killed civilians in Gaza, including a family of seven, during Israel's military response to the October 2023 Hamas attack.
Rights groups have filed a new complaint in France against a French-Israeli soldier, accusing him of complicity in torture, war crimes, and genocide, based on a video showing degrading treatment of Palestinian prisoners.
The video, reportedly filmed by the soldier, includes scenes of prisoners blindfolded, restrained, and insulted, with allegations of systemic abuse and torture corroborated by UN reports.
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and others for alleged war crimes, as Gaza's death toll surpasses 45,000, mostly civilians, according to UN-verified data.