SYDNEY, August 8, 2025 (WAFA) – Australia on Friday urged the Israeli government not to occupy the Gaza Strip.
"Australia calls on Israel to not go down this path, which will only worsen the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza,” Foreign Minister Penny Wong said in a statement.
She stressed that “permanent forced displacement is a violation of international law”.
She reiterated the call for reaching a ceasefire and ensuring the unimpeded access of aid to the war-battered enclave.
“A two-state solution is the only pathway to secure an enduring peace – a Palestinian state and the State of Israel, living side-by-side in peace and security within internationally recognised borders,” she concluded.
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