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11/5/2025–|Last update: 15:21 (Mecca time)
Israeli Foreign Minister Gazaoun Saar warned today, Sunday, that his country will take “unilateral measures” in response to any recognition of the Palestinian state, following the statements of French President Emmanuel Macron last month regarding the possibility of doing so.
“Any attempt to recognize unilateral recognition … it will only harm the future prospects for a bilateral process, and it will push us to take unilateral measures in response,” Saar said during a press conference with his German counterpart, Johann Fadivul in Jerusalem.
On April 9th, French President Macron stated that Paris may recognize a Palestinian state next June, adding that some Middle East countries may recognize Israel.
In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the establishment of a Palestinian state “in the heart of our country”, as he put it, is rejected, because it “only aspires to destroy us,” adding that he will not endanger Israel because of what he described as “separate illusions from reality.”
Saar also affirmed his country’s “full” support for the American plan to distribute aid in the Gaza Strip, which Israel will not be part of, adding, “Israel fully supports the Trump administration’s plan presented by the American Ambassador to Israel Mike Hackabi.”
On Saturday, Hakapi reiterated his country’s support for the displacement of the Palestinians from the Gaza Strip despite the broad regional and international rejection, in light of the continued war of genocide practiced by Tel Aviv on the Strip since October 2023.
Hakapi said in an interview with the Israeli Channel 12 that the US administration “does not yet have a detailed plan for the next day stage in the Gaza Strip, but it supports the idea of providing the way for those who wish to leave the Strip,” adding that the reconstruction of Gaza “will be with the participation of the Arab Gulf states.”
Solution and priorities
For his part, Fadivoul said that the conflict in Gaza cannot be resolved by military means, and that the political solution should be in the focus of attention.
He added that Germany will do everything in its power to ensure the security of Israel, but this does not mean that his country cannot criticize the approach of the Israeli government, noting that this “should not lead to anti -Semitism.”
Fadivoul stressed that the priority for the Berlin government is the return of the prisoners, and added that it is not sure whether the military action in Gaza will serve the security of Israel, and he said that it is clear that Gaza is part of the Palestinian territories.
Since October 7, 2023, Israel has launched a genocide war on the Gaza Strip, including killing, destruction, starvation and forced displacement, ignoring international calls and the orders of the International Court of Justice to stop them.
