Paris, Sept. 7 -- France's foreign ministry has fired back at US Secretary of State Marco Rubio after he claimed that France's decision to recognise Palestinian statehood derailed Israel-Hamas ceasefire negotiations.

In a post on X on Saturday (local time), the French Response, a new X account affiliated with the French Foreign Ministry, as reported by Politico, directly refuted Rubio's accusation, stating, "No, @SecRubio, the recognition of the State of Palestine did not cause the breakdown of hostage negotiations."

The account shared a thread, including one featuring a screenshot from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dated July 24 at 3:54 pm (local time), discussing the failure of Gaza peace negotiations.

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