{"id":444383,"date":"2025-09-22T23:41:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T23:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/444383\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T23:41:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T23:41:11","slug":"france-recognises-state-of-palestine-macron-tells-un-abbas-says-hamas-must-surrender-their-weapons-middle-east-crisis-live-palestinian-territories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/444383\/","title":{"rendered":"France recognises state of Palestine, Macron tells UN; Abbas says Hamas must \u2018surrender their weapons\u2019 \u2013 Middle East crisis live | Palestinian territories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;The time for peace has come&#8217;: Macron announces France&#8217;s recognition of Palestine<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Emmanuel Macron announces that France has formally recognized the Palestinian state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cWe must do everything within our power to preserve the very possibility of a two-state solution, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/israel\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel<\/a> and Palestine living side by side in peace and security,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-154zxly\">\n<p>The time has come.<\/p>\n<p>This is why, true to <strong class=\"dcr-in3yi3\">the historic commitment of my country to the Middle East<\/strong>, to peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>This is why I declare that today, France recognises the state of Palestine.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Emmanuel Macron announces the French recognition of Palestine.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758584471_151_2500.jpg\" width=\"465\" height=\"372\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"\/>Emmanuel Macron announces the French recognition of Palestine. Photograph: Lev Radin\/EPA<a href=\"mailto:?subject=France recognises state of Palestine, Macron tells UN; Abbas says Hamas to \u2018surrender their weapons\u2019 \u2013 Middle East crisis live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/sep\/22\/palestinian-state-gaza-israel-middle-east-hamas-benjamin-netanyahu-latest-live-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d1a31a8f083f6c486d7d46#block-68d1a31a8f083f6c486d7d46\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a017.15 EDT<\/p>\n<p>Key events<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-1mdwrhd\">\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d1c7828f083f6c486d7e61#block-68d1c7828f083f6c486d7e61\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 0 of 31\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p>2h ago<\/p>\n<p>UK foreign secretary says Palestinian statehood is &#8216;inalienable right&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d1c6198f0810a9663249f9#block-68d1c6198f0810a9663249f9\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 1 of 31\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p>2h ago<\/p>\n<p>Luxembourg becomes latest nation to recognise Palestine<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d1c5a98f080fb4fddc3903#block-68d1c5a98f080fb4fddc3903\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 2 of 31\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p>2h ago<\/p>\n<p>Malta recognises Palestinian statehood<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d1c4c58f083f6c486d7e55#block-68d1c4c58f083f6c486d7e55\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 3 of 31\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p>2h ago<\/p>\n<p>Belgium recognises state of Palestine<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d1c2a88f083f6c486d7e46#block-68d1c2a88f083f6c486d7e46\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 4 of 31\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p>2h ago<\/p>\n<p>Israel &#8216;working to prevent a Palestinian state from ever being established&#8217;, says Carney<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d1bb3e8f080fb4fddc389f#block-68d1bb3e8f080fb4fddc389f\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 5 of 31\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p>2h ago<\/p>\n<p>Monaco recognises state of Palestine<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d1b4a48f0810a966324982#block-68d1b4a48f0810a966324982\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 6 of 31\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p>3h ago<\/p>\n<p>Analysis: Allies\u2019 recognition of Palestine angers Netanyahu but his options for response are limited<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d1af708f083f6c486d7dae#block-68d1af708f083f6c486d7dae\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 7 of 31\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p>3h ago<\/p>\n<p>Palestinian president calls on Hamas to &#8216;surrender their weapons&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d1aa298f080fb4fddc3829#block-68d1aa298f080fb4fddc3829\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 8 of 31\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p>4h ago<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Statehood for Palestinians is a right, not a reward,&#8217; says UN chief<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d1a99f8f080fb4fddc3824#block-68d1a99f8f080fb4fddc3824\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 9 of 31\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p>4h ago<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Morally, legally and politically intolerable&#8217;: Guterres calls on Israel to end &#8216;creeping threat of annexation&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d1a6cb8f080fb4fddc3811#block-68d1a6cb8f080fb4fddc3811\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 10 of 31\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p>4h ago<\/p>\n<p>Macron reframes Palestinian recognition as &#8216;a defeat for Hamas&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d1a31a8f083f6c486d7d46#block-68d1a31a8f083f6c486d7d46\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 11 of 31\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p>4h ago<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The time for peace has come&#8217;: Macron announces France&#8217;s recognition of Palestine<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d1a2548f080fb4fddc37ea#block-68d1a2548f080fb4fddc37ea\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 12 of 31\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p>4h ago<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Nothing justifies the ongoing war in Gaza,&#8217; says Macron<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d1a0db8f0810a966324900#block-68d1a0db8f0810a966324900\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 13 of 31\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p>4h ago<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We can no longer wait&#8217; to recognise Palestine, says Macron<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d1a0018f0810a9663248f3#block-68d1a0018f0810a9663248f3\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 14 of 31\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p>4h ago<\/p>\n<p>France poised to recognise Palestine as key UN summit begins<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d19f598f0810a9663248e2#block-68d19f598f0810a9663248e2\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 15 of 31\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p>4h ago<\/p>\n<p>Israeli UN ambassador refuses to rule out West Bank annexation<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d19dcd8f080fb4fddc37c2#block-68d19dcd8f080fb4fddc37c2\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 16 of 31\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p>5h ago<\/p>\n<p>Arab and Muslim leaders to meet Trump to discuss peace plan for Gaza<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d19b1a8f0810a9663248ba#block-68d19b1a8f0810a9663248ba\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 17 of 31\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p>5h ago<\/p>\n<p>US and Israel &#8216;will not take part in this charade&#8217;, Israel&#8217;s UN ambassador says ahead of summit<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d195628f080fb4fddc3770#block-68d195628f080fb4fddc3770\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 18 of 31\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p>5h ago<\/p>\n<p>Trump believes Palestinian recognition rewards Hamas, says White House<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d185f88f0810a966324780#block-68d185f88f0810a966324780\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 19 of 31\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p>6h ago<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump to address UN general assembly on Tuesday<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d184268f080fb4fddc3678#block-68d184268f080fb4fddc3678\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 20 of 31\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p>6h ago<\/p>\n<p>World leaders gather in New York for UN summit on two-state solution as France prepares to recognize Palestine<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d14ed68f08f86d6672fe11#block-68d14ed68f08f86d6672fe11\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 21 of 31\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p>10h ago<\/p>\n<p>Death toll from Israeli attacks on Gaza reaches 65,344 says health ministry<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d14ae68f08f86d6672fdee#block-68d14ae68f08f86d6672fdee\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 22 of 31\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p>10h ago<\/p>\n<p>Two hospitals in Gaza City shut down after intense Israeli bombardment<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d130fa8f08142ae7aeaffe#block-68d130fa8f08142ae7aeaffe\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 23 of 31\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p>12h ago<\/p>\n<p>What do opponents of recognising Palestinian statehood say?<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d12d1f8f0868fc754e6d22#block-68d12d1f8f0868fc754e6d22\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 24 of 31\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p>13h ago<\/p>\n<p>Israel reopens key border crossing with Jordan<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d121388f0869a21dbcc5e0#block-68d121388f0869a21dbcc5e0\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 25 of 31\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p>13h ago<\/p>\n<p>Italian cities see protests, strikes and blockades against Israel&#8217;s &#8216;genocide&#8217; in Gaza<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d1199d8f08c7ffd8dd4d01#block-68d1199d8f08c7ffd8dd4d01\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 26 of 31\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p>13h ago<\/p>\n<p>Malta to announce formal recognition of Palestinian state later today<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d102cb8f0816a4522bf988#block-68d102cb8f0816a4522bf988\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 27 of 31\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p>15h ago<\/p>\n<p>What does recognition of Palestinian statehood entail practically?<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d1033f8f0816a4522bf98a#block-68d1033f8f0816a4522bf98a\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 28 of 31\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p>15h ago<\/p>\n<p>Why is the UK recognising Palestinian statehood now?<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d0fe218f08895801e0a01a#block-68d0fe218f08895801e0a01a\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 29 of 31\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p>16h ago<\/p>\n<p>Qatar welcomes recognition of Palestinian state by some western countries<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d0f6638f08e4203c9a946d#block-68d0f6638f08e4203c9a946d\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 30 of 31\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p>16h ago<\/p>\n<p>European officials warn Israel over West Bank annexation plans following moves towards recognition<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Show key events only<\/p>\n<p>Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Just to recap, the US and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/israel\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel<\/a> boycotted today\u2019s two-state conference at the UN. Israeli UN ambassador <strong>Danny Danon<\/strong> said Israel would discuss how to respond to the announcements of recognition after prime minister <strong>Benjamin Netanyahu<\/strong> returned to Israel next week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cThose issues were supposed to be negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians in the future,\u201d Danon told reporters ahead of the conference.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Netanyahu is scheduled to meet <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> on 29 September in Washington before returning to Israel, as Reuters reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Netanyahu has rejected repeated calls to end Israel\u2019s military offensive until Hamas is destroyed and has said a Palestinian state \u201cwill not happen\u201d, calling recognition of statehood a \u201cprize\u201d for Hamas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The US has told other countries that Palestinian recognition will create more problems, secretary of state <strong>Marco Rubio<\/strong> said this month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=France recognises state of Palestine, Macron tells UN; Abbas says Hamas to \u2018surrender their weapons\u2019 \u2013 Middle East crisis live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/sep\/22\/palestinian-state-gaza-israel-middle-east-hamas-benjamin-netanyahu-latest-live-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d1db688f0810a966324a7c#block-68d1db688f0810a966324a7c\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Australian prime minister <strong>Anthony Albanese<\/strong> is preparing to meet the French president on the sidelines of the UN general assembly as he defends Australia\u2019s recognition on Sunday of Palestinian statehood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Ahead of his third official meeting with <strong>Emmanuel Macron<\/strong>, Albanese addressed the leaders\u2019 summit on a two-state solution and compared the plight of Palestinians to that of the Jews before the creation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/israel\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel<\/a>, the Australian Associated Press reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cIn recognising Palestine, Australia recognises the legitimate and long-held aspirations of the Palestinian people,\u201d Albanese said. \u201cIt means real hope for a place they can call home.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-154zxly\">\n<p>This is the same hope that sustained generations of Jewish people.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In his speech to the conference \u2013 which has now wrapped up \u2013 Albanese also urged the Israeli government to \u201caccept its share of responsibility\u201d for the \u201chumanitarian catastrophe\u201d in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/gaza\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaza<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Australian PM Anthony Albanese addressing the leaders\u2019 summit at the UN on Monday. Photograph: Lev Radin\/EPA<a href=\"mailto:?subject=France recognises state of Palestine, Macron tells UN; Abbas says Hamas to \u2018surrender their weapons\u2019 \u2013 Middle East crisis live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/sep\/22\/palestinian-state-gaza-israel-middle-east-hamas-benjamin-netanyahu-latest-live-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d1d49d8f0810a966324a5c#block-68d1d49d8f0810a966324a5c\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a019.27 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">After France\u2019s recognition of Palestinian statehood on Monday, Andorra, Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta and Monaco also announced or confirmed their recognition of a Palestinian state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">It came a day after the UK, Canada, Australia and Portugal also recognised statehood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Germany, Italy and Japan took part in the UN conference but did not recognise such a state, the AP reports.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=France recognises state of Palestine, Macron tells UN; Abbas says Hamas to \u2018surrender their weapons\u2019 \u2013 Middle East crisis live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/sep\/22\/palestinian-state-gaza-israel-middle-east-hamas-benjamin-netanyahu-latest-live-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d1d0948f0810a966324a47#block-68d1d0948f0810a966324a47\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Spanish prime minister <strong>Pedro Sanchez<\/strong> has called for a state of Palestine to be admitted to the UN.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cThis conference marks a milestone but it\u2019s not the end of the road,\u201d he said at the UN general assembly. \u201cIt\u2019s only the beginning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cThe state of Palestine must be a full member of the United Nations,\u201d said Sanchez, an outspoken critic of Israel\u2019s war in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cThe process for the state of Palestine to join this organisation must be completed as soon as possible, on an equal footing with other states,\u201d he said, quoted by the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-154zxly\">\n<p>Second, we must take immediate measures to stop the barbarism and make peace possible.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Spain \u2013 alongside Ireland and Norway \u2013 already recognised a Palestinian state in May.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=France recognises state of Palestine, Macron tells UN; Abbas says Hamas to \u2018surrender their weapons\u2019 \u2013 Middle East crisis live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/sep\/22\/palestinian-state-gaza-israel-middle-east-hamas-benjamin-netanyahu-latest-live-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d1ccd68f083f6c486d7e87#block-68d1ccd68f083f6c486d7e87\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a018.37 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Recognising Palestine is \u201cprotecting the pathway to peace\u201d, Cooper adds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=France recognises state of Palestine, Macron tells UN; Abbas says Hamas to \u2018surrender their weapons\u2019 \u2013 Middle East crisis live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/sep\/22\/palestinian-state-gaza-israel-middle-east-hamas-benjamin-netanyahu-latest-live-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d1cac38f083f6c486d7e78#block-68d1cac38f083f6c486d7e78\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a018.16 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">She echoes others saying Hamas can have no future in the governance of Palestine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=France recognises state of Palestine, Macron tells UN; Abbas says Hamas to \u2018surrender their weapons\u2019 \u2013 Middle East crisis live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/sep\/22\/palestinian-state-gaza-israel-middle-east-hamas-benjamin-netanyahu-latest-live-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d1ca028f083f6c486d7e75#block-68d1ca028f083f6c486d7e75\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In a carefully worded statement, Cooper condemns violence on both sides, citing \u201ccontinued bloodshed, manmade famine, terrorism and hostage-taking, settlement expansion and settler violence\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">But more clearly, she says \u201c<strong>settler expansion threatens the very viability of a Palestinian state<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=France recognises state of Palestine, Macron tells UN; Abbas says Hamas to \u2018surrender their weapons\u2019 \u2013 Middle East crisis live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/sep\/22\/palestinian-state-gaza-israel-middle-east-hamas-benjamin-netanyahu-latest-live-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d1c8f88f083f6c486d7e6e#block-68d1c8f88f083f6c486d7e6e\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cThe two state solution risks disappearing beneath the rubble \u2013 that is what extremists on both sides want,\u201d Cooper says.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=France recognises state of Palestine, Macron tells UN; Abbas says Hamas to \u2018surrender their weapons\u2019 \u2013 Middle East crisis live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/sep\/22\/palestinian-state-gaza-israel-middle-east-hamas-benjamin-netanyahu-latest-live-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d1c83c8f0810a966324a20#block-68d1c83c8f0810a966324a20\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a>UK foreign secretary says Palestinian statehood is &#8216;inalienable right&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The UK\u2019s foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, says \u201cstatehood is the inalienable right of the Palestinian people\u201d and that \u201ctwo states is the only path to security and lasting peace for Israelis and Palestinians alike\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=France recognises state of Palestine, Macron tells UN; Abbas says Hamas to \u2018surrender their weapons\u2019 \u2013 Middle East crisis live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/sep\/22\/palestinian-state-gaza-israel-middle-east-hamas-benjamin-netanyahu-latest-live-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d1c7828f083f6c486d7e61#block-68d1c7828f083f6c486d7e61\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a018.15 EDT<\/p>\n<p>Luxembourg becomes latest nation to recognise Palestine<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Luxembourg\u2019s prime minister Luc Frieden says his country is officially recognising a Palestinian state.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-154zxly\">\n<p>It is the beginning of a renewed commitment to hope, a commitment to diplomacy, to dialogue, to coexistence, and a two-state solution. <strong class=\"dcr-in3yi3\">To the idea \u2013 fragile, but still possible &#8211; that peace can prevail<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cThere are moments in history when the cause of peace demands both <strong>moral clarity and political courage<\/strong>,\u201d Frieden says. Today \u201cis such a moment in history\u201d, he says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He says \u201cthat the two-state solution remains <strong>the only viable way forward for lasting peace<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Frieden reiterates, like others, that it is \u201cnot a decision against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/israel\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel<\/a> or its people\u201d and also not a move to \u201creward violence\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=France recognises state of Palestine, Macron tells UN; Abbas says Hamas to \u2018surrender their weapons\u2019 \u2013 Middle East crisis live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/sep\/22\/palestinian-state-gaza-israel-middle-east-hamas-benjamin-netanyahu-latest-live-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68d1c6198f0810a9663249f9#block-68d1c6198f0810a9663249f9\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8216;The time for peace has come&#8217;: Macron announces France&#8217;s recognition of Palestine Emmanuel Macron announces that France has&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":444384,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[12,26],"class_list":{"0":"post-444383","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world","8":"tag-news","9":"tag-world"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115250599868297396","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=444383"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444383\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/444384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=444383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=444383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=444383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}