08:35⇢Netanyahu Vows Complete Gaza Takeover
⌨The newspapers report extensively on Israel's intensified offensive in Gaza, with Netanyahu announcing plans to take "control of all territory" despite international pressure to allow more humanitarian aid (France TV Info, Le Figaro). Domestically, Bruno Retailleau's victory as the new Les Républicains president provides "relief" to Macron's centrist bloc, as Retailleau, the current Interior Minister, has indicated he'll remain in government (Le Monde, Le Point). A Senate investigation has condemned the state's "deliberate strategy of concealment" in the Nestlé mineral water scandal, where banned filtration treatments were allegedly used on Perrier, Hépar and Contrex brands (Le Parisien, Libération). In crime news, a man facing attempted homicide charges against two police officers escaped from a Toulon courthouse (BFMTV).