Albanese says Gaza hospital blast ‘deeply distressing’ as Australia urges against wider regional conflict

PM condemns any indiscriminate attacks' on civilians while Penny Wong says spread of conflict would compound risks to Israel's security'

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Anthony Albanese has described the deaths of hundreds of people at a Gaza hospital as deeply distressing" as the Australian government urged all parties to avoid an escalation of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

The prime minister on Wednesday condemned any indiscriminate attacks" on civilians, while the foreign minister, Penny Wong, warned a wider regional conflict would cause even more civilian deaths.

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