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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Henry Belot

Wong criticises Israel’s conduct in Gaza in closed-door meeting with Israeli ambassador

Amir Maimon and Penny Wong talking
Penny Wong with the Israeli ambassador to Australia at a 2024 vigil marking the first anniversary of the October 7 attacks. On Thursday, Wong met Amir Maimon to call for Israel to urgently increase food supply to Palestinians. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

In a private meeting with Israel’s ambassador to Australia, the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, criticised Israel’s conduct in Gaza and called for it to urgently comply with international law and increase the supply of food to Palestinians.

Wong’s Thursday meeting with Amir Maimon was requested by the Israeli embassy, according to federal government sources, and took place inside Wong’s office at Parliament House in Canberra.

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