Netanyahu tells Macron: Palestinian state “huge reward for terrorism”

“Israeli” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday that the establishment of a Palestinian state would be a "huge reward for terrorism".

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A statement released by Netanyahu's office said the two leaders spoke by phone and that Netanyahu expressed to Macron his "strong opposition to the establishment of a Palestinian state, stating that it would be a huge reward for terrorism".

Macron told his counterpart that the suffering of Gazan civilians “must end” and that only a ceasefire in Gaza should free the remaining “Israeli” captives – according to a post by Macron on X.

He also called for “the opening of all humanitarian aid crossings" into the besieged Strip.