A day earlier, London, Ottawa, Canberra, and others “answered our call,” Mr. Macron said, as along with more than 150 countries he announced the long-anticipated recognition of a Palestinian state. Mr. Abbas vowed such reforms in a letter to Paris, and “France will pay close attention to the full implementation of all of the commitments made to us,” Mr. Macron said. According to the French president, Mr. Abbas promised a Hamas “dismantlement and disarmament.” Mr. Guterres also distanced himself from the terror organization. “President Macron’s announcement about recognizing a Palestinian state was welcomed by Hamas,” Secretary Marco Rubio said in a statement. According to a Daily Mail report, Mr. Abbas is now demanding Britain pay reparations amounting to $2.7 trillion for occupying a Palestinian land between 1917 and 1948.