International

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will officially recognize the State of Palestine, marking a significant geopolitical shift as global outrage mounts over the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza. In a statement published on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, Macron said he will formalize the recognition during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly in September. “The urgent thing today is that the war in Gaza stops and the civilian population is saved,” he wrote. France will…