French media began October 2 focused on the ongoing interception of a humanitarian flotilla for Gaza by Israeli naval forces, with reports of vessels still attempting to reach the enclave. Concurrently, the investigation into a Russian "ghost fleet" tanker off Saint-Nazaire continued, with two crew members taken into custody amid suspicions of drone involvement.
By late morning, President Macron called for increased European pressure on the Russian "ghost fleet." In the early afternoon, discussions around the national strike continued, alongside developments in the Cédric Jubillar murder trial and the Gérard Miller sexual assault case. In the evening, the focus shifted dramatically as Vladimir Putin condemned France's interception of the Russian tanker as an "act of piracy," dominating headlines.