French FM: Hamas ‘has lost’ Gaza war, ‘must accept its own surrender’ under Trump plan

France’s top diplomat says that Hamas has lost its fight in Gaza and must accept “surrender” under a plan put forward by US President Donald Trump.

“Hamas bears a very heavy responsibility for the catastrophe experienced by the Palestinians. It has lost. It must accept its own surrender,” Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot tells AFP in Saudi Arabia, pointing to a recent UN resolution calling for Hamas to be excluded from the leadership of a future Palestinian state.

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