Umit Donmez
24 April 2026•Update: 24 April 2026
- Group claims FedEx helped transfer F-35 spare parts and other military equipment to Israeli Air Force via France
A complaint accusing FedEx France of “complicity in the crime of genocide” has been filed with France’s National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office, amid growing scrutiny over alleged arms transfers linked to Israel’s war on Gaza.
In an interview with Anadolu, Richard Wagman, honorary president of the French Jewish Union for Peace (UJFP), explained that his organization has filed a civil suit to denounce the company’s alleged logistical role in shipments destined for the Israeli army that transit through France.
The organization states that it opposes “this genocidal war” waged by Israel in Gaza as well as “the acceleration of ethnic cleansing in the occupied West Bank,” and believes that certain logistical operations may constitute violations of international law.
Wagman said he directly accuses the American company (FedEx), which he considers “largely responsible for the transfer of many spare parts to the Israeli Air Force,” citing a route “from the United States to Israel via France,” specifically through Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle Airport.
The allegations are partly based on a report by NGOs, including Urgence Palestine and People’s Embargo for Palestine, which documented 117 shipments passing through France between April and October 2025, most of them allegedly bound for an Israeli military base.
The report also cited a broader total of “more than 525 deliveries of military equipment” since October 2023, including components linked to F-35 fighter jets produced by US defense firm Lockheed Martin.
According to Wagman, the equipment has been used in Israeli military operations in Gaza and in other theaters, including Lebanon.
He alleged that FedEx “agreed to act as a conduit for an illicit arms sale to Israel from France.”
The complaint also raises questions about the role of French authorities.
Wagman said arms exports or transit to countries at war require government authorization, claiming such approvals had been granted.
“That’s a state lie,” he says, referring to past statements by Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, then-minister of the Armed Forces, who asserted in 2025 that “there are no sales of French arms to Israel.”
The UJFP is now demanding an explanation from the executive branch.
Wagman is calling on the government to “explain itself” and “stop engaging in wrongdoing, lies, and denial,” urging that the full truth about these logistics flows be brought to light.
FedEx France has denied the allegations, saying it does not handle international shipments of weapons or ammunition, according to local French media.
The case comes as debate intensifies across Europe over the role of private companies and governments in military supply chains, alongside growing calls for an embargo on arms deliveries to Israel.
