Australian PM has private conversation with Israeli leader but tells press conference that the government remains concerned over civilian casualties
His message to the Israeli prime minister remains unknown, but Albanese told a press conference on Wednesday that the government remained concerned about humanitarian issues and civilian lives in Gaza, and that while he believedThe demonstration, which lasted several hours, included several protestors using bike locks to secure themselves to the building. The group called on the government to withdraw diplomatic, economic and military support for Israel’s occupation of Palestine.
Albanese’s office was contacted for comment on the content of the discussion. Haaretz, one of Israel’s major news services, reported that Netanyahu’s office had confirmed he’d spoken to “several world leaders and updated them on the Israeli operation in the The federal Coalition has criticised Albanese for several days after the PM said he had not been able to lock in a call with Netanyahu.
Albanese didn’t mention the call in a press conference on Wednesday morning today. Asked about Israel’s targeting of a refugee camp in Gaza in a mission against a Hamas leaderAlbanese said in the media appearance that he hadn’t seen that report.
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