By Gram Slattery and Kanishka Singh

UNITED NATIONS/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday recognizing the state of Palestine does not amount to forgetting the October 2023 Hamas attack, with the French leader making his comments as he sat next to President Donald Trump in a bilateral meeting.

WHY IT’S IMPORTANT

Trump has condemned moves by Western powers and U.S. allies, including France, to recognize a Palestinian state, saying such steps would reward “horrible atrocities” by Hamas militants.

KEY QUOTES

“I think it honors Hamas and you can’t do that because of October 7. You just can’t do that,” Trump told reporters when asked about the recognition of the state of Palestine.

“Nobody forgets the 7th of October,” Macron told reporters while sitting nex

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