Amnesty International slams France for increased military equipment deliveries to Israel

Amnesty International's French office criticized France on Thursday for increasing deliveries of military equipment to Israel, accusing Paris of helping sustain Israeli actions in the Gaza Strip. "The genocide in Gaza perpetrated by the Israeli authorities has been ongoing for 3 years," the rights group wrote on US social media platform X. "Why is it not being stopped? Because Israel can count on the support of other countries.” It singled out France, saying Paris had increased deliveries of military equipment to Israel in 2025 compared to 2024. The rights group said France delivered €19.8 million ($22.1 million) worth of military equipment to Israel in 2025, up from €16.1 million the previous year. The figures came from the French Defense Ministry's report to parliament on arms exports, it said, adding that the information had gone largely unnoticed in France during the summer. Since the start of Israel’s genocide in Gaza in October 2023, more than 74,200 Palestinians have been killed and over 175,200 injured, while 90% of the enclave’s infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed, according to Palestinian authorities.