the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces the death of a second Frenchman

A second Frenchman was killed in the Hamas attack on Israel, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Monday, October 9. “We send our condolences to his loved ones and are in contact with his family and the Israeli authorities to provide him with all our support in this ordeal. We are continuing the steps taken to clarify the situation of our unlocated nationals,” wrote spokesperson Anne-Claire Legendre in a press release.

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The Quai d’Orsay declared on Sunday evening that a French woman had been killed in Israel following the Hamas attack and stressed that several nationals had not yet been located. The ministry details that “nearly 62,000 French nationals are registered with the consulate general in Tel Aviv and 25,000 registered with our consulate general in Jerusalem”.

Furthermore, “many French people passing through are currently there”. The ministry calls them “to respect the extreme vigilance instructions issued by our teams at the French embassy in Tel Aviv, the consulate general in Jerusalem and by the Israeli authorities.”