"France officially recognised the state of Palestine, becoming the fifth country in two days to do so. French President Emmanuel Macron made the announcement during a United Nations conference, receiving a standing ovation from the Palestinian delegation. The move follows similar recognitions by the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Portugal, bringing the total UN members recognising Palestine to around three-fourths."
"Despite the international recognition, the action is expected to have minimal immediate impact on the ground due to Israel's ongoing offensive in Gaza and expansion of West Bank settlements. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opposes Palestinian statehood, stating it would reward Hamas, and plans to discuss Israel's response with President Trump. In full Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in"
France officially recognised the state of Palestine, becoming the fifth country to do so within two days. President Emmanuel Macron announced the recognition at a United Nations conference and received a standing ovation from the Palestinian delegation. The United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Portugal recently recognised Palestine, bringing roughly three-quarters of UN members into recognition. The recognition is expected to have minimal immediate effect on the ground because Israel is conducting an offensive in Gaza and expanding settlements in the West Bank. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opposes Palestinian statehood, argues it would reward Hamas, and intends to discuss Israel's response with President Trump.
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