JERUSALEM: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned French President Emmanuel Macron's decision to recognise a Palestinian state.
The French President wrote on the social media platform X earlier on Thursday night that, "consistent with its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, I have decided that France will recognise the State of Palestine."
Macron added that he will make this "solemn announcement" before the upcoming 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Xinhua news agency reported.