The top Palestinian representative in Australia said the move will cost innocent lives and fuel extremism in Muslim and Arab communities.
The designated terror group Hezbollah has claimed it launched rocket attacks on an Israeli village,after an airstrike killed two Australian brothers.
The Coalition has castigated Labor for not sending a warship to the region,with Opposition Leader Peter Dutton claiming the decision will be “welcomed by Hamas”.
The United States and United Kingdom announced fresh sanctions against Hamas officials this week,prompting questions about why Australia had not joined.
The MPs will become the latest Australian politicians to visit Israel since the Hamas assault that killed 1200 people.
A 13-member sport diplomacy council with former top Australian athletes aimed at boosting ties in the Pacific appears to have been quietly unwound by Labor.
The Australian government has committed another $15 million in humanitarian aid for Gaza,which has so far been used to fund water tanks and body bags in Gaza hospitals.
An Australian family trying to flee Gaza has followed the government’s instructions. Now they are camped at the Egypt border awaiting answers.
The Israeli defence minister vowed to lay total siege to the Gaza Strip,saying authorities would cut all electricity and prevent food and fuel from entering the territory.
Liberal senator Simon Birmingham says the federal opposition will pursue other means to probe why Catherine King rejected the airline’s bid for more flights.
Can Australians still politely disagree with one another,or have we lost an agreed set of facts?