Wed 30-April-2025

France

Hamas welcomes France’s decision to recognize Palestinian state soon

The Hamas Movement has welcomed French president Emmanuel Macron's decision to recognize Palestine as a state by next June, describing it as an “important step.”

Hamas mourns French lawyer Gilles Devers, recalls his role in suing war criminals

The Hamas Movement has mourned French lawyer Gilles Devers, a dedicated advocate for Palestinian rights, who passed away on Tuesday after a long battle with illness.

France calls for emergency UNSC meeting on Lebanon

French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said that his country requested an emergency UN Security Council meeting this week to discuss the situation in Lebanon after Israel escalated its attacks on southern and eastern Lebanon.

Meetings in Paris to discuss resuming Gaza ceasefire talks

French President Emmanuel Macron met at the Elysee Palace in Paris, the delegation of the ministerial committee delegated by the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and discussed with them the developments of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.

Colonna: Gaza is Palestinian and Israel has no right to dictate its future

Gaza is a Palestinian territory and its future is not up to Israel to decide, French foreign minister Catherine Colonna told CNN on Friday.

French MPs sign resolution condemning Israeli apartheid regime

Dozens of leftist members of the French parliament have signed a draft resolution condemning the Israeli regime for practicing apartheid and committing war crimes against Palestinians.

Hamas condemns French PM’s remarks on Jerusalem

The Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas denounced the statements made by French Prime Minister Jean Castex in which he claimed that Occupied Jerusalem is the "eternal capital of the Jewish people."

France: Israel’s annexation plan cannot pass without consequences

French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has warned that any Israeli annexation would be a violation of international law and would have consequences.

Massive protests in France against annexation

A number of French cities witnessed massive demonstrations on Saturday protesting against Israel’s plan to annex Palestinian lands next month.

France slams Israel over new settlement plan in Jerusalem

France has criticized Israel's new plan to build 3500 settlement units in Occupied Jerusalem.