Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he has spoken with the Israeli prime minister following an Israeli air strike that killed an Australian aid worker in central Gaza.
Mr Albanese said he conveyed to Mr Netanyahu in "very clear terms" that Australians were outraged by the tragedy of Ms Frankcom's death.
The Israeli prime minister said his country's forces had carried out the "unintended strike" on "innocent people in the Gaza Strip". Ms Frankcom, as well as Palestinians and citizens of the UK, Poland and a dual US-Canadian national, died in the blasts on Monday night, local time.The prime minister said he expressed clearly that Australia wanted a "full and proper explanation" for how the deaths occurred."But we want a very fast, immediate, clear and transparent process to occur."Foreign Minister Penny Wong said she had spoken to her Israeli counterpart and "expressed the outrage of the nation".
The prime minister said he had given Ms Frankcom's brother his personal mobile number and he would be able to contact him at any time.
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