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France arrests influencer for mocking Israeli baby's death

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="People stand near the Eiffel tower at Place Trocadero in Paris, France on August 12, 2023. Mohammed Badra/EPA-EFE" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/overseas/08/15/eiffel.jpg"/><figcaption>People stand near the Eiffel tower at Place Trocadero in Paris, France on August 12, 2023. Mohammed Badra/EPA-EFE</figcaption></figure></div>PARIS, France — A social media influencer was arrested in France on Thursday for making light of the reported killing of an Israel baby by Hamas attackers, prosecutors told AFP.In a video, the woman -- identified by media as Warda Anwar, a model -- commented on a report by an Israeli first responder who said Hamas attackers had burned a baby alive in an oven during their assault on October 7.The report has not been confirmed by Israeli authorities.&quot;I wonder whether they added salt and pepper first, did they add thyme?&quot; Anwar said in the video. &quot;What was the side dish?&quot;Following strong reactions on social media to the video last week, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Friday he had filed a criminal complaint against Anwar.Prosecutors said she was being investigated for &quot;glorifying terrorism&quot; and was taken into custody in Paris early Thursday. The Israeli embassy in France called Anwar&#x27;s remarks &quot;disgusting&quot;.Posting on X, formerly Twitter, the embassy said &quot;the unspeakable remarks must not remain unpunished&quot;, and called for her social media accounts to be blocked. French media say her video was carried on Instagram, but her account was not available Thursday.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/10/09/23/israel-gaza-war-ignites-worldwide-impact">Israel-Gaza war ignites worldwide impact</a></li></ul>tll-mk-jh/cb/gv/ach© Agence France-Presse

Prosecutors said the influencer was being investigated for 'glorifying terrorism' and was taken into custody in Paris early Thursday. 