Ali Cherri Files War Crime Case Over Israeli Airstrike on Beirut
French-Lebanese artist Ali Cherri, in collaboration with the International Federation for Human Rights, has filed a civil complaint in a French court's specialized war crimes unit following a 2024 Israeli airstrike in Beirut. The attack, which occurred just hours before a ceasefire, destroyed Cherri’s family home and killed seven civilians, including his parents and their domestic helper. The complaint utilizes digital reconstructions from Forensic Architecture and reports from Amnesty International to argue that the targeting of a residential building without warning constitutes a war crime under international law.
