Motion condemning destruction of Gaza effectively removed from consideration by caucus and far more modest version passed

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The New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, has stared down a revolt among his backbench over his handling of the weekend march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge, with caucus agreeing to a more moderate motion acknowledging the protests.

Members of the right and some of the left faction had sought to move a motion condemning the destruction of Gaza and the “Israeli government’s endorsement of ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from the territory”.