Rift over Palestinian statehood deepens tension between U.S., France
An escalating spat between the United States and France over the situation of Gaza continued Friday, as Paris issued a sharp response to Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s repeated charge that a French plan to recognize Palestinian statehood was responsible for the failure of ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas. “No, @SecRubio, the recognition of the State of Palestine did not cause the breakdown of hostage negotiations,” the French government said on social media. It then listed a lengthy series of previous posts it said demonstrated that French President Emmanuel
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