The Epoch Times Senator Penny Wong has met with the leaders of Israel and Palestine during a visit to the troubled region.
Australian Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong has made an official visit to Israel and Palestine, including formal talks with representatives from Palestinian communities sited in disputed territories.
She met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and the country’s national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi, and visited a Holocaust remembrance centre.
She did not, however, hold talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
She also visited the West Bank where she met with community members, and reaffirmed the government’s position that Israeli settlements in the area were not consistent with the “pathway to a two-state solution.”
Australia has not called for a ceasefire in Gaza, though Senator Wong shared “strong concerns the Australian people have about the death toll in Gaza” with Mr. Herzog.
She said later in a series of tweets on X (formerly Twitter) that, “We spoke about averting regional escalation, our deep concern over the conflict’s civilian toll and Gaza’s dire humanitarian situation, and the steps necessary to achieve a path out of the conflict.”
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