French judges have issued arrest summons for two French-Israeli activists, accusing them of "complicity in genocide" and "incitement to genocide," after they were involved in protests against the transfer of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, French media outlets reported on Monday.
One of the activists was identified as Nili Kupfer-Naouri, a French-Israeli lawyer and the founder of the charity Israel Is Forever, which states its mission as the "mobilization of French-speaking Zionist force," according to French newspaper Le Monde.
The other was Rachel Tuito, spokesperson for the organization Tzav 9, which campaigns against sending humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.
Allegedly, the two women were involved in blocking aid trucks at the Nitzana and Kerem Shalom border crossings at various points throughout 2024 and 2025. They also encouraged others to join the protests and made public statements that allegedly dehumanized the residents of the Gaza Strip.
No intention to return to France
Kupfer-Nouri stated in a January interview that she did not intend to adhere to the summons or return to France at all, and that the entire situation was antisemitic.
When Le Monde reached out to Tuito for comment, she said, "I note that French justice is quicker to deal with a complaint filed by a radical pro-Palestinian organization than with those filed by Avocats Sans Frontières [Lawyers Without Borders] and the OJE [European Jewish Organization] against apologies for terrorism made by LFI [La France Insoumise, radical left] MPs."