France to recognise Palestinian state in September
Israel and the United States have condemned the announcement by President Emmanuel Macron that France will recognise Palestinian statehood in September.
President Macron of France says that at the United Nations General Assembly in September his country will recognise a Palestinian state, becoming the first major western nation to do so.
The US has described it as reckless as, along with Israel, it also pulls it's negotiators from ceasefire talks with Hamas, with seemingly little progress on ending the fighting in Gaza.
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(Photo: French President Emmanuel Macron, Paris, France, 23 July 2025; Credit: Reuters)
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