French judges open war-crime inquiry into Israeli Beirut strike

French judges have opened a judicial investigation into a war-crime complaint over an Israeli strike on a residential building in Beirut in November 2024. The move signals potential legal exposure for Israeli officials under universal jurisdiction, though the inquiry is preliminary and faces diplomatic and practical hurdles. It marks a notable escalation in European judicial scrutiny of Israeli military actions.

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