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Tess Ikonomou

Claim Israel is following international law a 'joke'

Israel's Ambassador to Australia Amir Maimon has addressed the National Press Club in Canberra. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

The Israeli ambassador says his country is in full compliance with international law as it cuts off critical supplies and bombs Gaza, but his Palestinian counterpart says that notion is a "joke".

Israel's ambassador to Australia Amir Maimon used a National Press Club address to justify his nation's action in its war against Hamas, having been accused of collectively punishing Palestine for the October 7 attack.

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