Israeli journalist who said 100,000 Gazans should have been killed after 7 October could be denied Australia visa

Tony Burke says he is still considering whether to deny visa application from TV journalist Zvi Yehezkeli

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An Israeli journalist who once said 100,000 Gazans should have been killed after Hamas’ 7 October attack could be stopped from entering Australia ahead of a fundraising event next month.

As first reported by the Nine newspapers, the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, is considering denying Zvi Yehezkeli’s visa into the country based on his previous inflammatory comments.