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Yoel O.

Type of liability
Personne physique

Alleged perpetrator(s)
X

Nationality of alleged perpetrator(s)
French-Israeli

Legal classification of crime(s)
Torture
War crimes

Source of the complaint
NGO

Ongoing proceedings
non

Regime
4 - 113 CP

Summary of facts

A video from January 2024, posted on social media on March 19, 2024, shows Israeli soldiers unloading a Palestinian detainee from a truck, shackled and blindfolded, apparently with a rope around his neck, while other men are crammed into the truck – presumably prisoners of war, according to NGOs. The person filming the video, allegedly Yoel O., a French-Israeli soldier, can be heard insulting the detainees in French.

Amnesty International France recalls that everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law.

Legal proceedings

<p>In April 2024: the NGOs “Les mouvement du 30 mars”, “Justice et droits sans frontières” and the “association des Palestiniens de France – AL JALIYA – Union des Associations palestiniennes en France” file a complaint against unknown persons for torture and complicity in torture as war crimes.<br />
September 2, 2024: the public prosecutor drops the complaint (case closed without further action) on the grounds that the facts were insufficiently established.<br />
December 17, 2024: a new complaint with civil party application is filed by FIDH, Al-Haq, Al Mzean Center and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, for torture, war crime, crime against humanity and genocide.<br />
September 5, 2025: the Public Prosecutor’s Office opens a judicial investigation into war crimes of humiliating and degrading treatment of a person belonging to the adverse party, seriously harming his or her physical or mental integrity.<br />
November 14, 2025: the complainants submit observations requesting that the investigation be extended to other charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity, torture and genocide.</p>

Complaint

non

Names of NGOs / Victim(s)

Les mouvement du 30 mars
Justice et droits sans frontières
Association des Palestiniens de France - AL JALIYA - Union des Associations palestiniennes en France

Legal basis for jurisdiction (article)

113-7 PC

Sources

L'Orient-Le Jour, "La justice française classe une plainte dénonçant des tortures imputées à un soldat franco-israélien", 2024

Middle East Eye, "French prosecutor drops complaint against Israeli dual national accused of crimes in Gaza", 2024

FranceInfo, "Un soldat franco-israélien visé par une plainte pour crime contre l'humanité et génocide", 2024

Le Monde, "Comment les militants propalestiniens et des ONG ont investi le terrain judiciaire contre Israël", 2026

TRIAL International, "Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review 2026"