France says it obtained Palestinian reform pledge ahead of conference – Middle East Monitor

France said on Tuesday it had obtained new commitments from the Palestinian Authority (PA) to carry out major reforms. The pledge came ahead of a conference next week at which Paris could become the most prominent Western power to back recognition of an independent Palestinian state, Reuters reported.

President Emmanuel Macron had received a letter from Mahmoud Abbas in which the Palestinian Authority president condemned the October 2023 Hamas attack against…