Dutton’s call to deport pro-Palestine protesters backed by Zionist federation president – as it happened

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No question Palestinians will be affected by actions here,' O'Neil says

O'Neil was also asked if the Sydney rally planned for Sunday in support of Palestine should go ahead, even though it has not been authorised by NSW police:

I'm going to let police deal with the literal, physical occurrence of these rallies, and they'll act on security advice. I would just say that I would ask people not to attend these rallies and just really consider how what you say and do at a time like this affects people who are really in pain and seriously hurting.

But the Palestinians would argue, and they have done quite fiercely, that they are now suffering, they have been suffering, they're continuing to suffer, and we are witnessing a humanitarian crisis.

And I say again - Hamas have committed a disgraceful atrocity against the Israeli people. This atrocity will cause violence against Palestinians. So, this is just violence begetting violence. No-one wins, no-one moves forward.

I just say again to Australians, just consider how your actions affect your neighbours and your friends around this country. We're a beautiful, peaceful, multicultural country. Surely at a moment like this, we should all be thinking about how we preserve this precious thing for our nation.

This is going to be a continuous process of the Australian Government working with people in Israel who want to leave. As I said, this is going to continue for some time. We don't know exactly what's gonna happen in the coming weeks and months and it's possible there will be an initial rush of people out of Israel but then later others will want to leave.

At this stage, those Qantas flights are our starting point and we'll continue to work very hard to make sure that Australians who need to leave are able to do so.