Australians and other foreigners were on Monday hopeful of an escape from Gaza after signs of agreement to open the crucial southern border crossing into Egypt.
Australians and other foreigners were on Monday hopeful of an escape from Gaza after signs of agreement to open the crucial southern border crossing into Egypt, in a trade for humanitarian aid, asThe agreement, struck following delicate diplomatic negotiations between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and officials from Israel and Egypt comes after more than a million Gazans were displaced in the first week of Israeli airstrikes in retaliation for Hamas’ terror attacks that left more than...
“There is currently no truce and humanitarian aid in Gaza in exchange for getting foreigners out,” a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said. Introducing a parliamentary motion condemning Hamas and expressing support for Australia’s Jewish community, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused the terror group of a “slaughter of innocent people”.
Fighting along Israel’s northern border with Lebanon, which has flared since the start of the latest Gaza war, has also intensified, with Hezbollah militants firing rockets and an anti-tank missile, and Israel responding with airstrikes and shelling. The Israeli military also reported shooting at one of its border posts. The fighting killed at least one person on the Israeli side.
About 1200 Australians and their families have now managed to leave Israel on government-organised flights, at their own volition or by boarding flights organised by other countries.In Canberra, Senior Labor frontbencher Tony Burke also belatedly condemned anti-Semitism at a pro-Palestinian rally in his south-western Sydney seat in the aftermath of the attack, after he was criticised last week for failing to speak out.
“The Greens condemn the war crimes of Hamas and we condemn the looming invasion of Gaza, which will kill thousands and push a lasting peace further out of reach,” Mr Bandt said.In the Senate, former Green turned independent Lidia Thorpe wore a Palestinian scarf, known as a keffiyeh, as she branded Israel an “occupier”.
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