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Daily Mail
18 hours ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Anthony Albanese slams Israel over Gaza starvation claims
Anthony Albanese has strongly rejected Israel's assertion that there is no starvation in Gaza, describing the claim as 'beyond comprehension'. The Prime Minister used a Labor caucus meeting on Tuesday to respond to statements made by his Israel counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, and by Israel's deputy ambassador to Australia. 'While there is a caveat on any health information which is provided by Hamas, it is Israel that has prevented journalists from getting in,' he told the meeting in Canberra. Albanese declared Israel's retaliation to the October 7 terrorist attack by Hamas had 'gone beyond the world's worst fears'. On Sunday, he warned Israel had 'quite clearly' breached international law by limiting food deliveries to starving civilians in Gaza, escalating his criticism of the Jewish state. Albanese spoke of his emotional response to images of gaunt and dying children in the Palestinian territory, while acknowledging increased airdrops of aid by Israel were 'a start'. 'It just breaks your heart,' Albanese told ABC's Insiders on Sunday. Photos of Muhammad Zakariya Ayyoub al-Matouq being held by his mother Hedaya al-Muta'wi in Gaza, taken on July 21, have shocked the world after going viral. There has since been unverified reports that the boy had pre-existing conditions including cerebral palsy. CNN reported that Muhammad's mother revealed that her son has a 'muscle disorder' and receives specialised nutrition and physical therapy. Netanyahu has said: 'There is no starvation in Gaza, no policy of starvation in Gaza...' Israel's deputy ambassador to Australia Amir Meron told journalists on Monday 'we don't recognise any famine or any starvation in the Gaza Strip'. Overnight, Donald Trump contradicted Netanyahu by stating many people were starving in the Gaza Strip and suggested more could be done to improve humanitarian access. The number of Palestinians believed to have been killed during the ongoing Israeli military action in Gaza is nearing 60,000 people, according to local health authorities. While air drops of aid have been carried out into Gaza, humanitarian agencies say they aren't enough to deal with worsening levels of starvation in the area. Albanese has previously said any resolution on the statehood issue would need to guarantee that Hamas, the ruling authority in Gaza which Australia has designated a terrorist group, plays no part in the future nation. There would also need to be agreements on the rebuilding of Gaza and the West Bank, and a resolution of issues over the expansion of Israeli settlements.
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Anthony Albanese slams Israel's denial of starvation reports in Gaza ‘beyond comprehension'
Anthony Albanese has strongly rejected Israel 's claims that there's no starvation in Gaza as 'beyond comprehension'. The prime minister was responding to statements made by his counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, and Israel's deputy ambassador to Australia, during a Labor caucus meeting on Tuesday. 'While there is a caveat on any health information which is provided by Hamas, it is Israel that has prevented journalists from getting in,' he told the meeting in Canberra. It comes after Mr Albanese on Friday declared Israel's retaliation in Gaza following the October 7 attack on the nation state by Hamas had 'gone beyond the world's worst fears'. Then on Sunday, he warned Israel had 'quite clearly' breached international law by limiting food deliveries to starving civilians in Gaza, escalating his criticism of the Jewish state. The prime minister spoke of his emotional response to images of gaunt and dying children in the Palestinian territory, while acknowledging increased airdrops of aid by Israel was 'a start'. 'It just breaks your heart,' he told ABC's Insiders on Sunday. Overnight on Monday, US President Donald Trump contradicted the Israeli prime minister by stating many people were starving in the Gaza Strip and suggested more could be done to improve humanitarian access. Mr Netanyahu has said 'there is no starvation in Gaza, no policy of starvation in Gaza ...' Israel's deputy ambassador to Australia Amir Meron told journalists on Monday 'we don't recognise any famine or any starvation in the Gaza Strip'. The number of Palestinians believed to have been killed is nearing 60,000 people, according to local health authorities. While air drops of aid have been carried out into Gaza, humanitarian agencies say they aren't enough to deal with worsening levels of starvation in the area. At the caucus meeting, Mr Albanese was also asked about Palestinian statehood. He referenced a Nelson Mandela quote, saying 'it always seems impossible until it's done'. The prime minister has previously said any resolution on the issue would need to guarantee that Hamas, the de facto ruling authority in Gaza, which Australia has designated a terrorist group, plays no part in the future nation. There would also need to be agreements on the rebuilding of Gaza and the West Bank, and a resolution of issues over the expansion of Israeli settlements. Recognition of Palestinian statehood has been part of Labor's national platform since 2018. Labor is facing intensifying pressure to follow France in recognising a Palestinian state at a United Nations General Assembly meeting in September. The Greens are calling on the government to impose the same sanctions on Israel as it had done so for Russia. The minor party is also seeking a ban on buying items that can help fund the war, pointing to sanctions on pearls and truffles for Russia.
Al Jazeera
6 days ago
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Israeli lawmakers approve symbolic motion on West Bank annexation
Israeli lawmakers approve symbolic motion on West Bank annexation NewsFeed Israel's parliament has approved a symbolic measure calling for the annexation of the occupied West Bank. Annexing occupied land is illegal under international law. Video Duration 01 minutes 10 seconds 01:10 Video Duration 01 minutes 30 seconds 01:30 Video Duration 01 minutes 31 seconds 01:31 Video Duration 00 minutes 41 seconds 00:41 Video Duration 01 minutes 43 seconds 01:43 Video Duration 01 minutes 17 seconds 01:17 Video Duration 03 minutes 07 seconds 03:07
Arab News
6 days ago
- Politics
- Arab News
Saudi Foreign Ministry condemns Israeli Knesset's call to Impose control over Occupied West Bank and Jordan Valley
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Foreogn Affairs has condemned on Thursday the Israeli Knesset's call to impose control over the occupied West Bank and Jordan Valley, describing it as a blatant violation of international law and United Nations resolutions. Israel's parliament approved a symbolic measure calling for the annexation of the occupied West Bank on Wednesday. Lawmakers voted 71-13 in favour of the motion which called for 'applying Israeli sovereignty to Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley'. In a statement, the ministry said the actions by the Israeli authorities undermined efforts to achieve peace through the two-state solution, and reflected a continued insistence on destruction and destabilization. #وزارة_الخارجية: المملكة تدين وتستنكر مطالبة الكنيست الإسرائيلي بفرض السيطرة على الضفة الغربية والأغوار الفلسطينية المحتلة، والذي يُعد انتهاكًا صارخًا للقوانين الدولية وقرارات الأمم المتحدة. — واس العام (@SPAregions) July 24, 2025 The motion, advanced by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition is non-binding and the Kingdom reaffirmed its rejection of all violations committed by the Israeli authorities against the Palestinian people and their legitimate rights to self-determination. It also called on the international community to take serious steps to implement UN resolutions that uphold the Palestinian people's inherent right to live in dignity on their land, within an independent state along the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital. has no direct legal implications, though it could place the issue of annexation on the agenda of future debates in the parliament.
NHK
6 days ago
- Politics
- NHK
US does not support forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza: UN envoy
The acting US representative to the United Nations has indicated that relocation of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip must be voluntary, rather than forced. US President Donald Trump revealed a plan to move Palestinian residents out of Gaza, after a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in February. Netanyahu told Trump in April that he wants to go ahead with the plan. At the UN Security Council on Wednesday, Ambassador Dorothy Shea described the plan as Israel's. She said, "The United States does not support the forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza." The United Nations had criticized the forced relocation as violating international law. The plan had also drawn protests and concern from Middle East countries and elsewhere. In Gaza, civilian casualties from Israeli fire and other forms of violence are increasing around food distribution sites run by a US-led aid foundation. Shea defended the Israeli side, saying the US recognizes the Israeli military's "ongoing efforts to prevent civilian harm in Gaza." She added, "It is unfortunate that the UN continues to turn down the offers of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to collaborate and coordinate aid efforts."
