Number of French nationals killed in Hamas attack climbs to 12

The number of French nationals killed in Hamas' surprize attack on Israel on October 7 has risen to 12, French Foreign Minister spokesperson Anne-Claire Legendre told journalists, Report informs via TASS.

"We have learned about the death of one person, so currently there are 12 French nationals in during the attack," Legendre said.
She noted that there is still no information about the state of 17 more French nationals.

The country's foreign ministry earlier announced the plans to arrange several flights to evacuate its citizens from Israel. The first flight carrying the French nationals is to arrive in Paris on Thursday evening.