France to provide 60 tons of humanitarian aid for Lebanon

PARIS - France will provide 60 metric tons of humanitarian aid for Lebanon, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Wednesday.

"And what we have decided is to triple the volume of aid that will arrive this week. This aid will reach ... 60 tons of humanitarian aid for the Lebanese, including sanitation kits, hygiene kits, mattresses, lamps, and also a mobile medical post," Barrot said in an interview with French radio TF1.

In addition to the physical shipment, France has released approximately $6.9 million in emergency funding for humanitarian organizations operating in Lebanon and has formally requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to address the escalating violence.

The announcement comes just one day after the UNHCR warned that lives in Lebanon have been upended on a massive scale, with more than 667,000 people now internally displaced—an increase of 100,000 in a single day. Tens of thousands are living in overcrowded shelters with limited access to basic necessities.

This latest French contribution forms part of a broader international response, including EU-wide efforts to deliver food, medical kits, and shelter materials.

Lebanese officials and aid workers have welcomed the swift increase in French assistance, describing it as a “lifeline” at a critical moment when storage facilities and local resources are stretched to breaking point.