The French president’s pledge to recognize a Palestinian state “emboldened” Hamas and scuttled a possible Gaza truce, the US secretary of state has said
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has blamed France’s announcement on recognizing a Palestinian state for the collapse of ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas.
The Palestinian group was “emboldened” by French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision, Rubio claimed in an interview with the Eternal Word TV network on Thursday.
Macron announced that his country would recognize Palestine as a state in a surprise statement on X last month, adding that he would formally do so at the UN General…
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