After decades of inaction and frozen negotiations, the issue of an independent Palestinian state living in peace with Israel ...

This week, Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israel Defense Force would occupy the Gaza Strip, following ...

The announcement sets France apart from the United States and most of its close allies, and could cause friction with ...

The announcement came soon after the U.S. cut short Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar, saying Hamas wasn't showing good faith.

Post-WWII leader Charles de Gaulle famously rallied France to the Palestinian people following the 1967 war, with Paris ...

The recent push by several countries to recognize a state of Palestine is largely symbolic, but it carries diplomatic and ...

France has suspended all evacuations from Gaza while it investigates how a student accused of sharing violently antisemitic ...

France and the United Kingdom also made statements this month about recognizing a Palestinian state in September at the U.N.

Canada has joined France and Britain in announcing plans to recognize a Palestinian state in September as international ...

"I will make the solemn announcement at the United Nations General Assembly in September," President Macron said.

Experts say President Emmanuel Macron’s decision could pressure other European countries to follow and may lead Hamas to take a harder line in ceasefire talks.

The announcements reflect deep frustrations with Israel’s conduct in Gaza and in the occupied West Bank, experts say.