08:16⇢Ex-Death Row Inmate Freed
⌨French media extensively covers the ongoing wildfires in the South-East, particularly around Martigues, with nearly a thousand firefighters mobilized (France TV Info, L'Obs). Internationally, an Israeli strike on a Catholic church in Gaza is causing general indignation (Le Monde), and the EU has adopted its 18th package of unprecedented sanctions against Russia (Le Parisien). Domestically, Prime Minister Bayrou's contentious budget reforms, including potential monetization of vacation weeks, remain under scrutiny (20 Minutes, Les Echos, Libération).