Macron stated in a statement published on X that the UN General Assembly will formally adopt the decision in September. “Peace is achievable,” the declaration stated. Along with asking for the demilitarization of Hamas, he also demanded an immediate truce in Gaza, the release of all captives, and the delivery of substantial humanitarian supplies to the Gaza population.
Macron’s statement, which also included a letter to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the decision, said, “The urgent priority today is to end the war in Gaza and to bring relief to the civilian population.
France is now the largest and most influential European nation to recognize Palestine as a result of the announcement. More than a dozen of the 140 nations that now recognize a Palestinian state are European.
Prior to this, in June, the French president had stated his “determination to recognise the state of Palestine” and pushed for a more comprehensive two-state solution, all the while highlighting Israel’s right to self-defence.
The declaration coincides with growing international indignation about the famine in the Gaza Strip following months of harsh relief restrictions imposed by Israel and an Israeli military campaign that has claimed tens of thousands of lives since October 2023.
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