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  France’s public prosecutor is to investigate Israel’s treatment of French nationals   arrested   during a military raid on an aid flotilla bound for Gaza. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Friday that he had instructed state prosecutors to launch a probe into  accusations  that Israeli forces had inflicted sexual violence, beatings, and humiliation on activists arrested during the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla earlier this month, saying the treatment may constitute criminal offences. end of list Israel has faced heavy criticism from several allies over its treatment of more than 400 people arrested in international waters off the coast of Cyprus, although support for Israel and its continuing attacks on Gaza, the occupied West Bank, Iran and Lebanon broadly remains intact. Israeli authorities have denied there was any abuse of the flotilla activists. “Based on ⁠a report I requested from our Consul General in Turkiye, who informed me ...

  Image grab from footage released by the Israeli army shows the 401st Brigade's tanks entering the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt on May 7, 2024. The Israeli army said it took 'operational control' of the Palestinian side of the crossing and troops were scanning the area [Fayez Nureldine/Israeli Army/AFP] As Israel devastates Gaza, Egypt has largely had to watch on with rising concern about the developments on its border. Its border with the Palestinian enclave has been a route for aid going in and people coming out but Israel has had the ultimate say over access to the border, even if it did not have a physical presence there until last week. And it was that move – to send Israeli troops to the Rafah border crossing – that experts believe has cemented Egypt’s belief that Israel is not taking its security and political concerns seriously, and is instead “disrespecting” them. Egypt has now taken its own steps – on May 12, the Egyptian M...