US EditionMacron, sitting next to Trump, says recognizing Palestine does not ignore Hamas attack
Macron stressed that recognizing Palestine acknowledges statehood despite the October 2023 Hamas attack that killed 1,200 people, amid Western controversy over the ongoing Gaza conflict.
- On Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron said recognising the state of Palestine does not ignore the October 2023 Hamas attack as he sat next to President Donald Trump.
- President Donald Trump criticised Western powers and U.S. allies including France for recognising Palestine, saying `I think it honors Hamas and you can't do that because of October 7. You just can't do that`.
- Sitting beside Trump, Emmanuel Macron, French President, told reporters `Nobody forgets the 7th of October` and added `But after almost two years of war, what is the result` and `This is not the right the right way to proceed`.
- Images of starving Palestinians, including children, have sparked global outrage amid Gaza's almost two-year assault that killed tens of thousands and displaced the entire population, and multiple rights experts, scholars and a U.N. inquiry say it amounts to genocide.
- Israel says its actions are self-defense after the October 7, 2023 attack led by Palestinian Hamas militants that killed 1,200 and more than 250 were taken hostage.
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For his third day in New York and a UN General Assembly of particular importance to Emmanuel Macron after his declaration of recognition of Palestine, the President of the Republic intends to use his stay to advance the discussions on the ceasefire in Gaza.
Macron, sitting next to Trump, says recognizing Palestine does not ignore Hamas attack
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday recognizing the state of Palestine does not amount to forgetting the October 2023 Hamas attack, with the French leader making his comments as he sat next to President Donald Trump in a bilateral meeting.
Macron, sitting next to Trump, says recognising Palestine does not ignore Hamas attack
UNITED NATIONS/ WASHINGTON - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday recognizing the state of Palestine does not amount to forgetting the October 2023 Hamas attack, with the French leader making his comments as he sat next to President Donald Trump in a bilateral meeting. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Macron and Trump disagree over Palestine
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that recognising the state of Palestine does not amount to forgetting the October 2023 Hamas attack, with the French leader making his comments as he sat next to US President Donald Trump in a bilateral meeting. Trump has condemned moves by Western powers and US allies, including France, to recognise a Palestinian state, saying such steps would reward "horrible atrocities" by Hamas militants. Isra…
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