SYDNEY, Thursday, May 9, 2024 (WAFA) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reiterated on Thursday his country's opposition to Israel's military operation in Rafah.

Albanese told journalists that his government has communicated its opposition to the ground offensive in Rafah, a city in southern Gaza.

He voiced concern over the civilian population in Rafah, most of whom were displaced after Israel's bombing of Gaza.

"They (Palestinian civilians) were told to move from the northern part of Gaza, they were told to move south. You then have a very crowded population, and you also have a crowded population that is not clear where they are supposed to go, given the destruction that's occurred to housing in other parts of Gaza," he said, according to a transcript issued by his office.

"So we are very concerned about that. And my government's position is very clear, and it's been a long-standing position of the Australian Government to support a two-state solution," he added.

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