Overview
- At the Élysée on 11 November, Emmanuel Macron and Mahmoud Abbas announced a Franco‑Palestinian committee tasked with drafting a constitution for the State of Palestine.
- The leaders agreed to schedule presidential and legislative elections about one year after the Gaza truce transitions to its second phase, which includes the disarmament of Hamas.
- Mahmoud Abbas reaffirmed planned Palestinian Authority reforms and declared Hamas will not govern Gaza, supporting the return of legitimate Palestinian forces alongside an international stabilization force.
- Emmanuel Macron warned that Israeli annexation or settlement expansion in the West Bank is a red line and urged the transfer of Palestinian customs revenues and the restoration of banking correspondences.
- Abbas pledged to finalize the extradition of Hicham Harb to France over the 1982 Rue des Rosiers attack, saying the legal process is in its final phase with technical steps remaining.