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Dominic Giannini, Kat Wong and Tess Ikonomou

Palestinian envoy urges Australia to back genocide case

Palestinian ambassador Izzat Abdulhadi is urging Australia to support the legal challenge. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

The Palestinian ambassador to Australia has written to the foreign affairs minister calling on the government to support an investigation into allegations of genocide in Gaza.

Izzat Abdulhadi wrote to Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Wednesday calling for her to publicly support South Africa's application to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) seeking a preliminary ceasefire and investigation of potentially genocidal actions.

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