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Greens say Australia should step up pressure on Israel over ‘disastrous, illegal, immoral war’ on Lebanon

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Greens say Australia should step up pressure on Israel over ‘disastrous, illegal, immoral war’ on Lebanon
Call comes on same day former prime minister Tony Abbott says Australia should send troops to fight alongside US forces in the Middle East
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Call comes on same day former prime minister Tony Abbott says Australia should send troops to fight alongside US forces in the Middle East

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The Greens want the federal government to put direct pressure on Israel to stop its deadly strikes on Lebanon, including cancelling weapons contracts to protest against the “disastrous, illegal, immoral war”.

The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, and the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, have insisted southern Lebanon should be included in the fledgling ceasefire agreement negotiated between the US and Iran in recent days.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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