Prime Minister says the French president was giving Hamas a gift, says a Palestinian state would be the staging ground for the destruction of Israel and that the Palestinians do not want a state alongside Israel but one to replace it

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday condemned the decision of French President Emmanuel Macron to recognize a Palestinian State.

“We vehemently condemn the decision to recognize a Palestinian State neighboring Tel Aviv after the October 7 massacre,” he said. “This is a gift to Hamas and runs the risk of creating a new Iranian proxy, just as the Gaza Strip had become. A Palestinian State under such terms would be the staging ground for the destruction of Israel and not peaceful coexistence. Let us be clear. the Palestinians do not seek a state alongside Israel; they want a state instead of Israel,” Netanyahu said.

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