The French foreign ministry shot back at Secretary of State Marco Rubio after he accused France of stalling Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks by recognizing Palestinian statehood in late July.

The French foreign ministry countered Rubio's argument in a Saturday post on X, writing, "No, @SecRubio, the recognition of the State of Palestine did not cause the breakdown of hostage negotiations."

The post was followed by several others, including one........

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