Mehreen Faruqi (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister. The State of Israel is carpet-bombing Gaza, targeting civilians and committing war crimes for the world to see. So far, Israel has massacred almost 10,000 Palestinians. Gaza has become a graveyard for children. People are watching whole families being blown to bits. Hospitals, schools, mosques, homes and refugee camps have been reduced to rubble, and yet the Labor government continues to shield Israel from any accountability. The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly called for an immediate ceasefire as a resolution, which this government, shamefully, abstained from. Tens of thousands of people have marched across Australia and are calling for the Australian government to call for an immediate ceasefire. Will the Labor government commit to calling for an immediate ceasefire today? (Time expired)