"France continues to provide direct support to the Lebanese in order to enable them to weather the consequences of the unprecedented social economic crisis they are faced with," according to a statement distributed on Monday by the French Embassy in Beirut.

It added: "Within this context, a new exceptional batch of medical aid, coordinated by Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs' Crisis and Support Centre, arrived in Lebanon in mid-November."

The aid, offered by the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Health and Solidarity, and the Tulipe association, comprises one million euros in medical equipment, including 30 oxygen concentrators, 25 respirators, 50,000 antigen tests, 200,000 masks, and 8 med packages.

The statement indicated that the offered supplies are to be delivered to three public hospitals in Beirut, Tripoli, and Tebnine, and a private hospital (Sisters of the Rosary). The process will take place under the supervision of the French Embassy in Lebanon.