Israeli bombing in Beirut: Q&A on the war crimes complaint filed in France by Franco-Lebanese artist Ali Cherri and FIDH

On 2 April 2026 Ali Cherri and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) filed a complaint in France following the Israeli authorities' bombing of a residential building in Beirut on 26 November, 2024, which killed seven civilians, including the artist's father and mother. What are the facts behind the case ? On 26 November 2024, an Israeli airstrike hit a residential building located in the Burj Abou Haidar neighborhood in Beirut (Lebanon).