The Agricultural Fair opened with Macron's careful visit, marking a stark contrast to last year's chaos. His statement about farmers not being "adjustment variables" for purchasing power signaled policy shifts. By midday, news focused on Hamas's staged release of six Israeli hostages, including evidence of deception regarding Shiri Bibas's remains.
The afternoon brought two major developments: Mohamed Amra's capture in Romania after nine months of manhunt following his deadly prison escape, and a terrorist attack in Mulhouse that left one dead and two police officers wounded. The Mulhouse attacker, previously flagged for terrorism and under deportation orders, had been convicted in 2023 for promoting jihad. The evening revealed his psychiatric history, while coverage balanced between celebrating Amra's arrest and questioning the system's failure to prevent the Mulhouse attack.
