Israel cannot stop the efforts to recognize the Palestinian state with an extended offensive in Gaza or annexation of the occupied Palestinian territoryFrench President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday. According to the AFP report, TASR reports this.
“No offensive, no attempt at annexation or violent displacement of the population will stop this running process” towards a two -state solutionMacron said on social network X after an interview with the Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman. France is one of the countries that plan to recognize the Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September.
The French President also criticized the United States decision to reject the visa to representatives of the Palestinian self -government for the UN General Assembly and described this step unacceptable. The decision on Tuesday was also criticized by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and called on the US to review their decision. “We call on the cancellation of this measure and to ensure the Palestinian representation in accordance with the agreement with the host country,” Macron added.
AFP notes that the French President said so at a time when Israel intensifies its operations against the Palestinian militant Hamas movement in the Gaza Stripdespite international pressure on humanitarian consequences for the civilian population of this Palestinian enclave, which has been plagued by war for more than 22 months.
