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

Israeli officials who want to deny aid to Gaza civilians merit Australian sanctions, humanitarian groups say

Palestinians receive a bag of flour from an aid truck in the north of Gaza City.
Palestinians receive a bag of flour from an aid truck in the north of Gaza City. Dr Selina Namchee Lo of the Australian Global Health Alliance says it is ‘unconscionable’ to withhold access to food for those who need it. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

The Australian government should impose targeted sanctions on Israeli officials who have called for the denial of aid to civilians of Gaza, according to humanitarian organisations, faith groups and health experts.

The Australian Council for International Development (Acfid), the peak body for Australian aid groups, said a “man-made, preventable famine” in Gaza would leave “a permanent stain on all our collective humanity”.

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