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Hamas says French recognition of Palestinian state would be ‘important step’
Hamas says that the announcement by President Emmanuel Macron that France could recognize a Palestinian state by June was an “important step” after Israel’s foreign minister slammed the plan.
“We welcome the statements made by French President Emmanuel Macron regarding his country’s readiness to recognize the State of Palestine,” Hamas official Mahmud Mardawi tells AFP.
He says the announcement was “an important step that, if implemented, would constitute a positive shift in the international position towards the legitimate national rights of our Palestinian people.”
On Wednesday, Macron said France plans to recognize a Palestinian state within months and could make a move at a UN conference in New York in June.
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