France Opens War Crimes Probe Into Israel Over Detained Flotilla Activists

⚖️ PARIS — France doesn't usually name allies in war crimes probes. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Paris opening a formal war crimes investigation over IDF detention and alleged torture of French nationals on a Gaza flotilla is a legal escalation with alliance costs. France cannot ignore its citizens legally or politically. For Netanyahu, a G7 judicial process creates ICC-adjacent pressure no diplomatic protest achieves. For Rubio's MOU track, a French probe fractures the Western posture he needs to sustain it.