France, Feb. 4 -- The warrants, issued in July last year, target Nili Kupfer-Naouri, linked to Israel is Forever, a pro-Israel advocacy group, and Rachel Touitou, associated with Tsav 9, an activist group opposing the delivery of aid to Gaza.

They require both women to appear before an investigating magistrate but do not order their arrest.

Lawyers for the non-governmental organisations that filed the complaint said the case is the first time a national legal system has examined whether blocking humanitarian aid could qualify as complicity in genocide under international law.

The allegations relate to actions said to have taken place between January and November 2024, including a specific incident in May.

Investigators believe the two...