Tensions ratchet up between the two nations as Australia tiptoes around the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu.
There were reasonable grounds to believe the Israeli PM and his former defence minister were criminally responsible for starvation in Gaza and the persecution of Palestinians,the ICC judges said.
Meanwhile,the US has vetoed a UN resolution on a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel.
The October 7 cross-border attack was the deadliest in the Palestinian-Israel conflict. Israel’s response has killed almost 44,000 people in Gaza so far.
The US says Israel has made good but limited progress in increasing the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Palestinian officials say Israel is carrying out a plan of “ethnic cleansing”. Israel denies claims that residents won’t ever be able to return to their homes.
The dismissal of Yoav Gallant comes as Israel is embroiled in wars on multiple fronts.
A pro-government Syrian radio station reported Israeli forces carried out a “kidnapping operation” in the country’s south.
Israel’s main ally the United States said it was concerned by the high casualty toll,with medics saying at least 20 children were among the dead.
The Australian Human Rights Commission has been under siege from within and without as it struggles to take a neutral stance on the conflict in Gaza.
Targets hit sit between several UNESCO heritage sites,including some associated with Phoenicians and Crusaders.