Emmanuel Macron said he would formalize the decision at the UN General Assembly in September, but the most urgent issue 'is that the war in Gaza stops.' Benjamin Netanyahu responded that France's decision 'rewards terror.'

More than 140 countries recognize a Palestinian state, including more than a dozen in Europe.

Naftali Bennett, a former politician who served as the 13th prime minister, blasted the French decision to recognize a Palestinian state in September.