Prime Minister Anthony Albanese labelled the attacks abhorrent and Jewish groups have warned against drawing equivalences with Israel’s response.
The Palestinian Authority’s representative in Canberra has called on the Albanese government to take an active role brokering peace in the Middle East after the outbreak of war between Hamas and Israel.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton also condemned Hamas’ attack as a deliberate act of violence that had provoked Israel, which he said had every right to defend itself in response. However, he did not repeat criticism of Wong’s statement by Liberal MP Michael Sukkar, who said the call for restraint was “unbelievable”.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared war against Hamas on Saturday following a barrage of thousands of rockets from the Gaza Strip and unprecedented ground attacks on towns in southern Israel that left at least hundreds dead. Hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza were also killed in retaliatory strikes from Israel, local authorities reported.
Alex Ryvchin, co-chief executive of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, labelled the reports of shootings and abductions of civilians egregious war crimes. “I think Australia has this capacity to work closely with the two parties, especially because they don’t have colonial history in the region. They’d have respect in this region, and they can play a constructive role, more than just these repetitive statements of condemnation of Palestinians and self-defence process of Israel,” he said.
NSW Jewish Board of Deputies president David Ossip said it was a dark day for Israel and Jewish people around the world after the slaughter, kidnapping and torture of Israeli civilians in their homes and on the streets.
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