French media throughout the day maintained a strong focus on the escalating drug trafficking crisis, particularly in Marseille. Early reports highlighted the US Congress's vote to publish Epstein investigation documents, a decision Donald Trump was expected to sign. However, the assassination of Mehdi Kessaci in Marseille quickly became a central theme, with his brother, Amine Kessaci, emerging as a prominent activist. He vowed to continue his fight, with mayors also demanding new powers to combat the issue. By midday, President Macron accused "bourgeois des centres-villes" of financing drug trafficking, while Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin requested the extradition of French drug traffickers from the UAE. In the evening, Amine Kessaci intensified his call for mobilization and a white march in homage to his murdered brother, portraying his assassination as a political crime.