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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Doherty

Israeli siblings who fear breaking law in Gaza under IDF owed protection by Australia, tribunal finds

Three soldiers in combat gear stand viewing a barren landscape with a city visible in the distance
The three siblings have a ‘well-founded fear of persecution’ if forced to return to Israel, the Administrative Review Tribunal of Australia found. Photograph: Ariel Schalit/AP

Three Israeli citizens facing conscription into the Israel Defense Forces have been granted the right to reapply for protection visas in Australia, after a government tribunal found they held a genuine fear they would be forced to break international humanitarian law in Gaza.

The Administrative Review Tribunal found the punishment the young adults could face from the state of Israel – including imprisonment as conscientious objectors – would amount to persecution.

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