For Ali Cherri, a French-Lebanese, France’s decision to open a war crimes investigation into the killing of his parents in an Israeli strike in 2024 is a step towards “restoring a little faith in justice”. The crimes against humanity unit of the Paris Judicial Court has appointed two investigating judges to the case, following a complaint he filed as a civil party earlier this year with the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH). “I'm doing this to seek justice for my parents.