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French MEP Hassan under investigation over flag incident at 7 October commemoration

Rima Hassan European Union Roberta Metsola Hamas Israel the European Parliament Gideon Saar Europe Genocide Gaza
Member of the European Parliament, Rima Hassan of the French far-left opposition party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed - LFI) in April 2026.
Member of the European Parliament, Rima Hassan of the French far-left opposition party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed - LFI) in April 2026. © Tom Nicholson / REUTERS

Hard-left French EU lawmaker Rima Hassan is facing an investigation after the Israeli and European Union flags were allegedly thrown to the floor at a commemoration for the 2023 Hamas attacks that set off the Gaza war. Hassan said the action was to denounce the "ongoing genocide by the Israeli government".

European Parliament president Roberta Metsola said she took "extremely seriously" the allegations made against Rima Hassan, a Palestinian-origin lawmaker with the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party, following an event Monday marking three years since the 7 October, 2023 attacks.

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