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Dominic Giannini and Tess Ikonomou

Call for sanctions on Israel over Gaza food blockade

The war in Gaza should prompt the fast-track recognition of a Palestinian state, Ed Husic says. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

A former cabinet minister is urging Australia to sanction Israel for blocking food from people in Gaza, ramping up pressure on Labor ahead of an international conference aimed at advancing Palestinian statehood.

Labor backbencher Ed Husic, who was the first Muslim federal cabinet minister, is calling on his government to prepare targeted sanctions against Israeli officials overseeing the military campaign in Gaza against Hamas.

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