The Israeli military’s explanation that a “misidentification” led to the aid workers’ deaths has failed to placate senior members of the Albanese government.
Albanese said Benjamin Netanyahu had accepted responsibility for the missile strike after the Israeli Prime Minister said:“This happens in war.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged that his army had carried out the strike,describing it as “tragic” and “unintended”.
Trump has long clung to the possibility of a grand bargain between Israel and the Palestinians,insisting that only he can broker the “deal of the century.”
Protesters blame Netanyahu for the failures of October 7,while some Israelis have grown tired of military service exemptions for the nation’s ultra-Orthodox Jews.
No Israeli leader has leveraged American support more than Netanyahu to pursue a self-centred anti-Palestinian policy. Yet,US-Israeli relations are now experiencing an unprecedented rift.
Tens of thousands of people have sought shelter in hospitals since Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered troops into Gaza nearly six months ago.
Even fierce Israel defender Donald Trump is fed up with the conflict:“You have to finish up your war ... you’re losing a lot of support.”
The US decision not to veto the resolution has infuriated Israel,prompting Netanyahu to cancel a high-level visit to Washington.
The accusations against the United Nations agency helping Palestinians in Gaza are murky,but the consequences have been painfully clear.
The US president desperately needs an end to the carnage in Gaza,but the Israeli PM’s grip on power rests on the war continuing.