President Macron says France will recognise Palestine as a state

President Macron has said he will formalise the decision at the UN General Assembly in September

French president Emmanuel Macron (Ludovic Marin, Pool Photo via AP)

French president Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will recognise Palestine as a state, amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza.

Mr Macron said in a post on X that he will formalise the decision at the United Nations General Assembly in September.