Australia’s foreign minister warns Israel will continue to lose support unless it ‘changes course’

Penny Wong says the world is horrified' at the loss of innocent civilian lives and the scale of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza

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The Australian foreign minister, Penny Wong, has warned that Israel will continue to lose support from the international community unless it changes its course".

Wong also backed the view of the US president, Joe Biden, who said on Saturday that the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is hurting Israel more than helping Israel" in his approach to the war against Hamas in Gaza.

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