French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that his country would recognize the Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in September, hoping that the decision would contribute to peace in the Middle East.

Macron made the announcement via a post on the X platform (formerly Twitter), releasing the letter he sent to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. In the letter, it confirms France’s intention to recognize the Palestinian state, making it the first great western power to move on such an action.

Emmanuel Macron’s move is coming as concerns about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, with the Palestinians facing hunger and ongoing Israeli attacks.

In this climate, the British Prime Minister announced that he would contact France and Germany’s leaders tomorrow to discuss what could be done to “stop killings and reach food to people who need them desperately”.

Kir Starmer said the plagues of the Palestinians starring in the Gaza Strip constituted a “untold and unjustified” humanitarian disaster, while calling on Israel to urgently allow the Palestinian enclave to help the Palestinian enclave.

“The suffering and the starvation in Gaza are untold and unjustified. Although the situation has been serious for some time, it has now reached worse levels and is still deteriorating. We are witnessing a humanitarian disaster, “Starmer said in a statement.

US will not participate in the UN Conference

At the same time, the United States is saying that they will not attend the upcoming UN Conference to discuss the solution of the two states, according to a statement by State Department Deputy Department Tommy Pigot.

The Conference, which concerns the creation of a Palestinian state, is scheduled to take place next week in the United Nations.

Pigot also said that the US is working to send more humanitarian aid to Gaza in a way that would not allow Hamas to plunder it, accusing Hamas of “tooling” the help.

“We have implemented a system that is trying to get as much help as possible to Gaza, so that it does not end up in Hamas’ hands … This is the reality we are pushing, to get as much help as possible,” he said.