# President Emmanuel Macron says France will recognise Palestine as a state in September, becoming the first member of the United Nations Security Council and the G7 nations to do so. The French president says he hopes this decision will bring peace to the Middle East. Macron added that the urgent need today is for the war in Gaza to end and for the civilian population to be rescued. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says France’s decision rewards terror and risks creating another Iranian proxy.
Macron says France will officially recognise the state of Palestine