France recognises the state of Palestine at UN summit

France on Monday recognised the state of Palestine at a UN summit in New York nearly two years into the war in Gaza, joining Western allies such as Britain and Canada who made the same historic move.

“The time for peace has come, as we are just moments away from no longer being able to seize it,” Macron told the summit at the UN General Assembly hall.

“The time has come to free the 48 hostages held by Hamas. The time has come to stop the war, the bombings of Gaza, the massacres and the displacement,” Macron said.

“We must pave the way for peace,” Macron told a special summit at the UN, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia.

“We must do everything within our power to preserve the very possibility of a two-state solution, Israel and Palestine living side by side in peace and security,” said Macron.

“France recognises the state of Palestine,”