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Carrefour V-MIL

MILITARY AUDIT UPDATED 2026-06-11
V-MIL Score 1.38 /10 B Carrefour — BDS-1000 667
V-MIL 1.38

Evidence-only forensic audit. Scoring happens downstream — see the main dossier for the composite assessment.

V-MIL Audit: Carrefour

Direct Defence Contracting & Procurement

Carrefour Israel has documented supply relationships with Israeli military bodies. The company provided food and beverages to COGAT (Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories), the Israeli military body administering the West Bank and Gaza, worth NIS 33,705 in 2024 and NIS 9,610 for events 1. Carrefour-Israel sent gift packages to Israeli soldiers during the Gaza conflict in October 2023 2. A Jerusalem Carrefour store held a fundraiser for Israeli soldiers in October 2023 2.

No public evidence identified of direct contracts with the Israeli Ministry of Defense, IDF, Israel Prison Service, or Israel Border Police beyond the COGAT food and beverage supply documented above.

Dual-Use Products & Tactical Variants

No public evidence identified of Carrefour manufacturing or selling militarised, tactical, or defence-grade product variants. No documented cases of ruggedised, mil-spec, or defence-grade versions of Carrefour retail products were found in available sources.

Heavy Machinery, Construction & Infrastructure

The franchisee structure involves Electra Ltd, a construction and infrastructure subsidiary of Elco Ltd that is listed in the 2020 UN OHCHR business and human rights database under categories (e) and (g) for providing services and utilities supporting settlement maintenance 34. Electra Ltd engages in construction and infrastructure activities that facilitate settlement expansion; however, no direct evidence was found linking Carrefour Group to specific construction, demolition, or infrastructure contracts in occupied territories 53. Carrefour opened its first hypermarkets in Israel with considerable publicity after the July 2024 ICJ advisory opinion, though specific geographic locations were not fully documented in available sources 6.

The franchise agreement with Electra Consumer Products was executed in March 2022, establishing the retail operations framework 7.

Supply Chain Integration with Defence Primes

No public evidence identified linking Carrefour or its Israeli subsidiaries to direct supply relationships with Israeli defence prime contractors including Elbit Systems, Israel Aerospace Industries, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, or Israel Military Industries. No documented cases of Carrefour providing components, sub-systems, or raw materials to Israeli defence manufacturers were identified.

Logistical Sustainment & Base Services

The COGAT contract documented above represents a documented supply relationship with a military coordination body that administers occupied territory operations 1. No evidence was found of contracts specifically providing catering, transport, fuel, waste management, or facilities maintenance to IDF bases, military installations, or detention centres beyond the COGAT food and beverage provision.

Munitions, Weapons Systems & Strategic Platforms

No public evidence identified of any role by Carrefour as prime contractor or licensed manufacturer of arms, munitions, or strategic platforms supplied to Israeli forces.

Export Licensing, Regulatory & Legal History

No public evidence identified of documented export licence decisions, arms embargo compliance investigations, or judicial reviews specifically targeting Carrefour’s defence-related supply relationships with Israel.

Civil Society Scrutiny & Documented Investigations

Carrefour has been subject to significant civil society scrutiny and governmental investigation. While Carrefour itself is not directly listed in the UN OHCHR settlement database, its franchise partner Elco Ltd (parent of Electra Consumer Products) is listed in the UN OHCHR database under categories (a), (e), and (g) for settlement activities, and Electra Ltd (construction subsidiary) is listed under (e) and (g) 34. Carrefour is explicitly named in Francesca Albanese’s July 2025 UN Special Rapporteur report A/HRC/59/23 as one of 104 corporations involved in the “economy of occupation and genocide” 89. An active BDS boycott campaign cites settlement operations and corporate complicity 2.

The March 2026 Al-Haq investigation documents Carrefour-branded stores operating in settlements including Maccabim/Modi’in, Neve Ya’akov, Ariel, Alfei Menashe, Modi’in Illit, Kokhav Ya’akov, and Ma’ale Adumim 6. Alexandre Bompard publicly stated in May 2025 that “there have never been and there will never be any Carrefour stores in occupied territory” — this statement is contradicted by documented evidence of two Carrefour-branded stores in settlements 62. Carrefour Group discreetly withdrew Carrefour-brand products from settlement stores in 2024 while the franchise agreement with Electra Consumer Products continues, with revenue-sharing arrangements presumably remaining in effect 10.

Carrefour participates in the “Israeli Basket” (Sal HaKesef) state subsidy program, receiving NIS 50 million in government funding and offering discounted products in 51 branches 1112. Carrefour Israel secured NIS 148 million in loans in 2023 from four Israeli banks (Bank Hapoalim, Bank Leumi, Mizrahi Tefahot, Israel Discount Bank), all of which are listed in the UN OHCHR settlement database 10. Carrefour Israel partnered with six Israeli startups in May 2023, including Juganu, which is active in settlements Har Homa and Beitar Illit 13.

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Footnotes

  1. https://www.whoprofits.org/companies/company/7373 ↩ ↩2

  2. https://bdsmovement.net/boycott-carrefour ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  3. https://investigate.afsc.org/company/electra ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  4. https://www.ohchr.org/en/business/bhr-database ↩ ↩2

  5. https://investigate.afsc.org/company/carrefour ↩

  6. https://www.alhaq.org/publications/27615.html ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  7. https://www.carrefour.com/sites/default/files/2022-03/Press%20release%20-%20Carrefour%2C%20in%20Partnership%20with%20Electra%20Consumer%20Products.pdf ↩

  8. https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/country-reports/ahrc5923-economy-occupation-economy-genocide-report-special-rapporteur ↩

  9. https://law4palestine.org/summary-of-the-un-special-rapporteurs-report-on-corporate-complicity-in-the-economy-of-occupation-and-genocide-including-a-list-of-referenced-companies ↩

  10. https://www.france-palestine.org/IMG/pdf/20250715_note_actu_carrefour_aou_t_2024_en_vdef2.pdf ↩ ↩2

  11. https://bdsmovement.net/news/Carrefour-Deepens-Complicity-In-Israeli-Apartheid-Global-BDS-Pressure-Grows ↩

  12. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/426527 ↩

  13. https://dontbuyintooccupation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023_DBIO-III-Report_11-December-2023.pdf ↩