Anthony Albanese has tasked a top air force figure with testing the veracity of Israel’s claims about the death of an Australian aid worker, but the opposition leader has chastised the government’s approach.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has tasked a top air force figure with testing the veracity of Israel’s claims about the death of an Australian aid worker in Gaza, though the government has not guaranteed the representative will gain access to confidential Israeli information on the incident.
Coalition leader Peter Dutton chastised Labor’s approach, claiming the challenge to Israel’s investigations into Frankcom’s death was designed to appease pro-Palestinian Labor MPs and pointing out Israel had taken responsibility for the incident that continued to provoke intense international condemnation.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says it is “a matter for Israel” whether it fully co-operates with special adviser Mark Binskin.Asked if he was “directly challenging mistaken identification explanation”, Albanese said: “That is something that Mark Binskin will examine and he will have the capacity to do that.”
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