Penny Wong says ‘the world is horrified’ at the loss of innocent civilian lives and the scale of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza
Foreign minister Penny Wong says Australia is working with like-minded countries that support both the state of Israel and international humanitarian law.Foreign minister Penny Wong says Australia is working with like-minded countries that support both the state of Israel and international humanitarian law.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Wong said these countries were working together because they were members of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance and supported the state of Israel, but also viewed “international humanitarian law as being so important”.and has also said Israel will not give in to international pressure to stall an attack on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, describing it as “the last Hamas stronghold”.: “Whoever tells us not to act in Rafah is telling us to lose the war and that will not happen.
The same ruling also ordered Israel to “take all measures within its power to prevent” genocidal acts. The provisional order has previously been condemned by Netanyahu, who said the fact the court was willing to discuss the genocide allegations against Israel was a “mark of shame that will not be erased for generations”.
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