French Anti-Terror Prosecutor Opens War Crime and Torture Probe into Gaza Flotilla Arrests

France's National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office (PNAT) has opened a preliminary investigation into alleged war crimes and torture. The probe follows a report from the French government concerning the treatment of French activists by Israeli authorities after their interception at sea during a Gaza-bound flotilla. The investigation has been entrusted to the Central Office for the Fight Against Crimes Against Humanity.