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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

Israel accuses Australia of forgetting ‘Hamas’s culpability’ for Gaza war as ministers consider UNRWA funding

The Israeli ambassador to Australia, Amir Maimon, said 136 Israeli hostages, including infants, were still ‘held in Hamas dungeons without any trace of assistance from the UN or any of its agencies’
The Israeli ambassador to Australia, Amir Maimon, said 136 Israeli hostages, including infants, were still ‘held in Hamas dungeons without any trace of assistance from the UN or any of its agencies’. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Israel has accused the Australian government of forgetting “Hamas’s culpability” for the war in Gaza, in a sign of growing tensions as ministers consider reinstating funding to a key UN agency.

The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, also fired a political warning shot against resuming the funding but Australian aid groups said the dire situation in Gaza would “rapidly escalate without UNRWA’s critical support”.

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