Watch: Macron calls Gaza ‘a spectacle that shames us all’ at UN General Assembly

Emmanuel Macron slammed Gaza diplomacy at the UN General Assembly as a shameful spectacle born of global inaction.

During his final address at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, French President Emmanuel Macron sharply criticized international inaction regarding Gaza and dismissed claims of achieved peace as a sham. Highlighting that declared diplomatic agreements had failed to reopen humanitarian corridors for the enclave, he described the ongoing situation as a spectacle that brings shame to the global community. Macron also used his farewell speech to urge world leaders to stand firm against abuses of power and reject a return to the law of the jungle.

• Emmanuel Macron delivered his final speech at the eighty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
• The French president dismissed claims that peace had been achieved in Gaza, noting that no humanitarian corridors had actually been opened.
• He directly challenged world leaders on their credibility regarding their continued inaction against violations of Palestinian rights.

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