The Latest Breaking News from Izzat Abdulhadi

Australia admonishes Israeli, backs US Gaza aid call

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has condemned the number of civilian deaths in Gaza and backed an American ultimatum to Israel to force an rise in the flow of aid.

AAP · Oct 16, 2024

Palestine welcomes New Zealand support at UN

New Zealand's support for Palestine within a United Nations vote has exposed a rift within the right wing coalition government.

AAP · Sep 23, 2024

Envoy calls for more Palestine aid after probity pledge

Comprehensive ID and staff checks, stronger financial reporting and joint field trips aim to ensure Australian aid for Palestinian refugees isn't being misused.

AAP · Sep 17, 2024

Gaza aid pause slammed as 'collective punishment'

Palestine's envoy has expressed concern about Australia freezing funding to a United Nations organisation after allegations some staff were linked to Hamas.

AAP · Jan 29, 2024

Labor urged to recognise Palestinian state ‘without further delay’ after Israeli PM’s rejection of two-state solution

Palestinian diplomat Izzat Abdulhadi says Australia must do more than express disappointment at Benjamin Netanyahu’s stance

The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2024

Australia denounces Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in occupied West Bank

Government joins more than a dozen countries to say settlers are ‘terrorising’ Palestinians in ‘unacceptable’ violence

The Guardian - AU · Dec 15, 2023

Top Palestinian diplomat urges Australia to back ceasefire in looming UN vote

Izzat Abdulhadi asks government not to abstain like it did in October vote, saying leadership is about principles even amid ‘huge risk’

The Guardian - AU · Dec 12, 2023

Small hope for Aussies in Gaza as envoy seeks restraint

Australians in Gaza are being told to make their way to a border crossing in the hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough that would enable a humanitarian corridor.

AAP · Oct 16, 2023

Unity, peace edict issued as Palestine protesters rally

All hate speech, including anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, must be condemned, the foreign minister says as Israel-Palestine tensions simmer in Australia.

AAP · Oct 16, 2023

Australia should recognise state of Palestine as part of ‘fair go’ ethos, de facto ambassador says

Izzat Abdulhadi of Palestinian delegation calls for government to resist ‘pressure’ to avoid contentious topic – and to strongly condemn Israel’s raids on Jenin

The Guardian - AU · Jul 6, 2023