Macron says France will recognize Palestine as a state

France will recognize Palestine as a state, President Emmanuel Macron posted on the platform X on Thursday evening.

“In keeping with its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, I have decided that France will recognize the State of Palestine,” Macron wrote.

“I will solemnly announce this at the United Nations General Assembly in September this year.”

“Peace is possible,” he wrote further. He said it is up to the French to demonstrate this together with the Israelis, the Palestinians, and European and international partners.

Macron emphasized in his post that it is urgently necessary to end the war in the Gaza Strip and to provide aid to the civilian population. Additionally, he said that the demilitarization of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas must be ensured.

Macron wrote that the viability of a Palestinian state must be secured. “There is no alternative,” he highlighted in bold in the post.