France has announced it will recognize the state of Palestine, a move that could shift discussions about the Middle East’s future.

France will officially recognize the state of Palestine, "true to its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East," French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday. "I will make the solemn announcement at the United Nations General Assembly" in September, Macron said in a statement.

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will recognize Palestine as a state, amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza.

The United States is bringing home a team of negotiators from Qatar and cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks, citing a lack of desire by Hamas to reach a truce. Meanwhile, Emmanuel Macron is announcing France will soon recognize Palestine as a state.

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Dozens of pro-Palestinian activists waved flags and unfurled banners on Wednesday as the Tour de France peloton rode through Dieulefit, a southeastern French town honoured as a "Town of the Just" for sheltering Jewish people during World War Two.

President Donald Trump dismissed France’s recognition of Palestine as a state on Friday, saying it "doesn’t matter" and "doesn’t carry any weight."

"The humanitarian catastrophe that we are witnessing in Gaza must end now," a joint statement from the three countries reads.