Israeli ambassador Amir Maimon is reportedly summoned to a meeting in Canberra and warned his nation could not expect Australia's support if it goes to war with listed terror group Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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Israeli ambassador Amir Maimon was reportedly summoned to a meeting in Canberra last month and warned his nation could not expect Australia's support if it went to war with listed terror group Hezbollah in Lebanon. In a statement, a government spokesperson played down the meeting between Assistant Foreign Minister Tim Watts and Mr Maimon.
"We do not wish to see any spreading of the current war in Gaza but the pressure needs to be on Hezbollah to stop their attacks while maintaining support for Israel’s inherent right to self-defence," Senator Birmingham said.
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