France recognises Palestinian state before UN General Assembly meeting | Israel-Palestine conflict News

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The announcement by President Emmanuel Macron comes as world leaders meet to revive the long-stalled two-state solution.

France has recognised a Palestinian state, joining several Western countries in doing so, ahead of the annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting in New York.

“France today recognises a State of Palestine,” Macron told the UN summit as the…