Wong criticises Israel’s conduct in Gaza in closed-door meeting with Israeli ambassador

The foreign affairs minister’s meeting with Amir Maimon was requested by the Israeli embassy, according to federal government sources

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In a private meeting with Israel’s ambassador to Australia, the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, criticised Israel’s conduct in Gaza and called for it to urgently comply with international law and increase the supply of food to Palestinians.

Wong’s Thursday meeting with Amir Maimon was requested by the Israeli embassy, according to federal government sources, and took place inside Wong’s office at Parliament House in Canberra.