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Macron says France could recognise Palestinian state

France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech in front of humanitarian aid destined for Gaza at the Egyptian Red Crescent warehouse in Egypt's northeastern city of Arish, about 55 kilometres (34 miles) west of the border with the Gaza Strip, on April 8, 2025 [Ludovic Marin/Pool via AFP]

President Emmanuel Macron says France could recognise a Palestinian state “in the coming months”.

Macron told France 5 television on Wednesday that he aimed to finalise the move at a United Nations conference on the Israel-Palestine conflict, which his country will co-chair with Saudi Arabia in June.

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