Greens mount parliamentary push for Labor to level further sanctions on members of Israeli government

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Anthony Albanese says it is “beyond comprehension” that Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the country’s embassy in Canberra have claimed there is no starvation crisis in Gaza.

Australia’s prime minister also raised concerns about Israel restricting journalists from visiting the besieged Palestinian territory. It comes as the Greens party mounts a parliamentary push for the government to level further sanctions on members of the Israeli government.