French President Emmanuel Macron took to X on Thursday to announce his intention for France to recognize the “State of Palestine” at the United Nations General Assembly next September.

“The French people want peace in the Middle East,” wrote Macron in a letter shared and translated to English on X. “It is up to us, the French, together with the Israelis, the Palestinians, and our European and international partners, to demonstrate that it is possible.”

The letter, addressed to the President of the Palestinian Authority, claimed that “peace is possible.”

Macron cited the need for an “immediate ceasefire” as well as the release of all hostages and humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza in his reasoning for France’s move. He also claimed that Hamas must be demilitarized and Gaza rebuilt in his letter.

French President Emmanuel Macron took to X on Thursday to announce France’s formal recognition of the Palestinian State at the United Nations General Assembly in September. (Teresa Suarez/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

The letter was delivered by the French Consul in Jersulaem, who declared via X that “France will proceed with the full recognition of the State of Palestine in September.”

France has taken increasingly staunch measures against Israel in its fight for peace in the Middle East recently. 

Earlier this week, France signed a joint condemnation with over 20 other nations regarding the reported death of 800 Palestinians in Gaza at aid sites.

“We will achieve peace,” Macron concluded.

The 2025 sessions of the United Nations General Assembly are set to begin Sept. 9.