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Iran ambassador called in after 'hateful' comments

Comments calling for Israel to be wiped out have been denounced by Anthony Albanese, who confirmed Iran's ambassador to Australia had been summoned.

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Australian Investigation Reveals Failures In Israeli Military Attack

Australian investigation into Gaza aid convoy attack reveals failures in defense procedures and mistaken identification, prompting calls for accountability...

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Australia says Israel did not deliberately target World Central Kitchen aid workers killed in April in Gaza

Israeli military’s attack on aid convoy in Gaza in April that killed seven people was the result of serious failures of defense procedures, according to Australian investigation

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Australia Blames 'Serious Failures' For Lethal Israeli Strike On Aid Convoy

An Israeli strike that killed seven charity workers in a Gaza aid convoy was the result of "mistaken identification" and a raft of other serious failures, the Australian government found in a report released Friday.

International Business Times

Family wants new probe into aid worker deaths in Israel

An Australian aid worker's family wants more answers after a report into her death and that of six colleagues found the attack was "not deliberately directed".

AAP

View from The Hill: Dutton tells Netanyahu he’d improve relations with Israel, as danger for Australians in Lebanon rises

Peter Dutton has met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top figures in a three-day visit to Israel this week that has further underlined the unravelling of bipartisanship towards that country.

The Conversation

Aussies told to leave Lebanon as contingencies prepped

Australians in Lebanon have been told to leave immediately as the security situation deteriorates and commercial flights are at risk of being grounded.

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Marles refuses to say when US B-52s will start NT deployment – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Australian government scrambles to clarify stance on Golan Heights after Wong references ‘Israeli town’

Foreign minister’s ‘alarming’ phrasing echoes sovereignty recognised only by Israel and the US under the Trump administration, Palestine advocates say

The Guardian - AU

Wong tours DMZ, condemns North Korean missiles

Australia is pledging to deepen co-operation with South Korea as the foreign minister tours the demilitarised zone and condemns North Korea's actions.

AAP

Wong announces new digital cable centre to limit China’s influence in Indo-Pacific

The new centre, staffed by Australians, will help Pacific island governments regulate important undersea cables and ‘share information’

The Guardian - AU

ASEAN top diplomats discuss South China Sea disputes, Myanmar fighting

US Secretary of State Blinken, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang are seeking to expand their countries’ influence in region.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar urged to stop 'unsustainable' conflict by Wong

Conflict in Myanmar must prompt its military leaders to take a different path as the economic and civil conflict worsens, Foreign Minister Penny Wong warns.

AAP

The bombshell legal ruling that made it impossible for Australia to delay sanctions against Israeli settlers

Labor is ‘carefully considering’ the ICJ findings on the occupied Palestinian territories – and soon it will have to give its view

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Afternoon Update: Australia’s sanctions on Israeli settlers; farmers take on daylight saving; and what a Trump presidency means for Australia

Sanctions imposed in response to ‘beatings, sexual assault and torture of Palestinians’, foreign minister Wong alleges

Al Jazeera

Australia imposes sanctions on Israeli settlers

The measures target seven individual settlers and hardline settler group Hilltop Youth.

AAP

'Right thing': Australia acts against Israeli settlers

Israeli settlers linked to beatings, sexual assaults and the torture of Palestinians in the West Bank have been sanctioned by Australia.

The Guardian - AU

Man dies after trying to drive truck on to NSW ferry; global sea ice levels hit record low – as it happened

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Is Australia’s position reasonable after the ICJ ruling on Israel?

The media has generally reported the ICJ’s opinion as ‘non-binding’. The truth is a little more complicated.

The Guardian - AU

Australia urges Israel to stop settler violence in Palestinian territory in wake of ICJ ruling

Statement from the foreign minister, Penny Wong, follows damning ruling from international court of justice accusing Israel of activities amounting to apartheid

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Obama adds to Biden pressure

The former president and one of Joe Biden’s closest friends has raised questions about the viability of Biden’s candidacy, and nearly 13 million Australians had their health information hacked.

AAP

New Caledonia riots forefront as Pacific leaders meet

Pacific island leaders are discussing where to next in the wake of deadly riots in the French territory of New Caledonia and concerns from Indigenous peoples.

The Guardian - AU

Forrest says Fortescue still committed to hydrogen despite job cuts – as it happened

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Wong condemns innocent deaths in Israel operations

The federal government has again called for a ceasefire and slammed the "unacceptable deaths of innocent civilians" stemming from Israel's operations in Gaza.

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Foreign minister to meet with Pacific leaders in Japan

Australia's foreign minister will meet with Pacific leaders in Tokyo amid diplomatic jostling for influence in the region.

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