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Dominic Giannini

Australia backs Gaza occupation end despite abstention

Australia abstained from a UN vote calling on Israel to end its "unlawful presence" in Palestine. (Morgan Hancock/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia was on the verge of supporting an international call for Israel to withdraw from occupied Palestinian territories but pulled the pin after the push went too far.

Australia abstained from a non-binding United Nations vote demanding Israel end "its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory" within 12 months and called for an immediate military withdrawal.

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