Stéphane Séjourné will travel to Egypt on February 3, to Jordan on the 4th, to Israel and the Palestinian Territories on the 5th then to Lebanon on the 6th. Three French people are still held hostage in the Gaza Strip, while four others have already been released.

Discussions around a new truce allowing the release of new hostages continue between Israel and Hamas. Forty-two French nationals lost their lives during the October 7 attacks. A tribute must be paid to them at the Invalides on February 7.