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

Penny Wong urges Israel to ‘listen’ to friends and warns world won’t ‘accept continuing civilian deaths’

Penny Wong
The Australian foreign minister, Penny Wong, says it is ‘critical that Israel listens’ when friends urge it to ‘protect civilian life’, amid the ongoing bombardment of Gaza. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Australia’s foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, has urged Israel to “listen” when its friends ask it to protect innocent lives in Gaza and warned that the world “will not accept continuing civilian deaths”.

Six former Australian prime ministers also weighed in on Monday, expressing solidarity with both the Jewish and Palestinian communities and suggesting that terrorists would win “if our hearts are filled with hatred”.

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