Anthony Albanese says Australia stands by Israel and recognises its right to defend itself after deadly attacks by the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has condemned attacks by Hamas against Israel, describing the conflict as a "very dark 24 hours". The Palestinian militant group, which rules the Gaza Strip and has been classified as a terrorist organisation by Australia since 2001, launched a multi-front attack on Israel on Saturday that included missile strikes and fighter incursions.
Israel has every right to defend itself in response and to deter future attacks and other acts of aggression, coercion and interference". Former Australian ambassador to Israel and Liberal MP Dave Sharma said the attacks by Hamas were "unprecedented". "We've never seen anything like this from Hamas before in its aggression against Israel," he told Sky News on Sunday.
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