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Macron says destroying Hamas requires ‘full-fledged process,’ not just military action
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUNITED NATIONS — French President Emmanuel Macron disagrees with US counterpart Donald Trump over recognition of a Palestinian state and says that a military solution in Gaza alone was not enough.
Macron, meeting Trump at the United Nations, says that Israel’s killing of Hamas leaders was a “great achievement” but adds: “You have as many Hamas fighters as you had the first day. So it doesn’t work to dismantle Hamas. This is not the right way to proceed. So we need a full-fledged process.”
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