Penny Wong says ‘Lebanon cannot become the next Gaza’ but Lebanese Australians condemn ‘inaction’ over Middle East war
Israel claims it is hitting Hezbollah targets across the region, with bombing as far as Dahieh on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon’s capital.Israel claims it is hitting Hezbollah targets across the region, with bombing as far as Dahieh on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon’s capital.Her parents realised it was somewhere their relatives lived, so they immediately phoned to check on their safety.
Hezbollah, which is sponsored by Iran, has maintained its campaign of rocket fire into Israel’s north, with the group having pledged to stop firing into Israel if there is a ceasefire in Gaza., warned that “Lebanon cannot become the next Gaza” as she acknowledged on Wednesday for the first time that “civilians are being killed by Israeli strikes”.
“ don’t understand that even if they have an Australian passport, people don’t want to leave. People feel guilty that they have the privilege of being able to get on a plane. They won’t leave other people behind. Amani Haydar’s family were part of that evacuation, and she said they have been displaced for nearly a year now.said her family have spent much of the past year waiting to return home, but that uncertainty had only increased as the violence escalated.
“This opens a lot of old wounds that have never been acknowledged and that there has been no accountability for.
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