Michael McCormack (Riverina, National Party, Shadow Minister for International Development and the Pacific) Share this | Hansard source

Like so many others in this place, I mourn for the lives lost and pour my heart out to the children and the families of the Israelis so unfairly, blatantly and suddenly taken in the Hamas attacks.

That said, whether it's an Israeli or whether it's a Palestinian, the deaths are unnecessary. The loss of lives is so cruel. Whilst this parliament stands for Israel, we must remember too that there are good people on both sides, the same as there are good Russians, who do not agree with the war their country is waging in Ukraine. We stand in solidarity with innocent people—with people whose lives have been so badly disrupted, affected and changed forever.

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