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In UN farewell, Macron denounces Trump's Gaza diplomacy as spectacle of shame

Macron said Trump’s Gaza peace claims lacked humanitarian access and urged Moscow and Kyiv to halt strikes on civilian and energy targets.

  • On Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron dismissed President Donald Trump's claims of peace in Gaza, saying not a single humanitarian corridor had reopened and calling the proclaimed peace "a spectacle that shames us all."
  • Earlier that day, Trump touted his Gaza peace plan as a diplomatic triumph, citing Security Council approval and a 20-point framework while claiming the move saved thousands of lives.
  • Addressing conditions in the West Bank, Macron asserted "Hamas has never operated" there while condemning daily violations and targeting the 47 Israeli outposts governed by the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council.
  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the statements "outrageous," while Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich accused Macron of "lying," signaling a deepening rift between France and Israel.
  • Warning against a global "return to the law of the jungle," Macron urged countries to stand alongside the United Nations while calling for Security Council reform to include new members and regions.
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French President Emmanuel Macron launched a fierce attack on the international community during the United Nations General Assembly. The president believes countries are doing far too little to stop the violence in Gaza. "We should all be ashamed," said an exasperated Macron.

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French President Emmanuel Macron condemned Israel's policy in the Palestinian territories during his address at the 81st session of the UN Genassamble. Macron, speaking in New York, expressed his dissatisfaction with the current situation, conveyed to TASS. "Some boast about the perceived world, but this world has not opened humanitarian corridors for a second. Should we passively observe this shameful performance for all of us? No way," he stre…

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Reuters broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
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