France has formally recognized a Palestinian state for the first time. President Emmanuel Macron declared France’s recognition on Monday as the United Nations convened its General Assembly for the 80th consecutive year.

President Emmanuel Macron: “The time has come. This is why, loyal to my country’s historic commitment to the Middle East for peace among Israeli people and the Palestinian people, I declare that France recognizes today the state of Palestine.”

Andorra, Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta and Monaco also declared their recognition of a Palestinian state Monday. With France’s recognition, the United States is now the only member of the U.N. Security Council not to recognize Palestine. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the declarations as a “huge reward to terrorism” and said that a Palestinian state “will not happen.”