Penny Wong has warned Israel “this cannot continue”, as she condemned the “horrific … death and destruction” left by a deadly Israeli attack on civilians in southern Gaza. In an opening statement to senate estimates on Tuesday, the Foreign Minister – representing the Prime Minister – made reference to Sunday’sContinue Reading
Penny Wong has made one of her strongest statements yet on the ongoing war in Gaza, declaring a planned Israeli ground offensive in Rafah would be “unjustifiable” and urged the Jewish state to “not go down this path”. “The world is watching,” the Foreign Minister warned Israel in a statementContinue Reading
Australia has joined New Zealand and Canada to call for urgent international “efforts towards a sustainable ceasefire” in the Israeli-Hamas war. In a joint statement issued on Wednesday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joined allies to express their deep concerns about the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Gaza. The leaders condemnedContinue Reading