France Recognizes Palestine as Independent State
After the United Kingdom, Canada, Portugal, and Australia, France has officially recognized Palestine as an independent state.
French President Emmanuel Macron, addressing the United Nations Conference, announced the decision and emphasized that the time has come to establish lasting peace in Palestine. He stated that achieving a just and sustainable peace in the Middle East is the collective responsibility of the entire international community.
Macron stressed that the promise of a Palestinian state has remained unfulfilled for decades and warned that if the world fails to act now, the opportunity for peace may be lost forever. He added that it is time to end the war in Gaza and that peace and justice must be ensured for the people of the region. “The rule of law must prevail over the rule of force,” he asserted.
The French president also mentioned other countries that have recognized Palestine, including Andorra, Australia, Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta, Morocco, the United Kingdom, Canada, and San Marino.
Declaring the ongoing war in Gaza unjustifiable, Macron urged Hamas to release the remaining 48 hostages immediately.Meanwhile, Hamas has sent an important letter to U.S. President Donald Trump, offering a 60-day ceasefire in exchange for the release of half of the Israeli hostages, a move seen as a
potential breakthrough for lasting peace in the region.
Earlier, the UK, Canada, Portugal, and Australia had also formally recognized Palestine as a state, citing Israel’s failure to implement the ceasefire and other agreed conditions.
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