Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "in denial" about humanitarian conditions in Gaza.
Albanese offered the comments after he had a phone call with Netanyahu where the pair discussed the war in Gaza.
"I spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu. He, again, reiterated to me what he has said publicly as well -- which is to be in denial about the consequences that are occurring for innocent people," Albanese said.
"The stopping of aid that we've seen and then the loss of life that we're seeing around those aid distribution points, where people queuing for food and water are losing their lives, is just completely unacceptable. And we have said that."
Five people have died from malnutrition in the past 24 hours, including one child, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, bringing the total number of malnutrition deaths to 222, including 101 children, BBC reported.
