Some channel their efforts into humanitarian work while others believe political pressure can limit the loss of life
Palestinian Australian Khalil Elmobayed, a Melbourne engineer, has criticised the federal government’s efforts to repatriate his wife Hanaa, who is trapped in Gaza
Elmobayed says Hanaa arrived three days before the hostilities broke out to visit her ailing mother. She is sheltering with her sister and other family members near the Rafah border crossing – the only exit to the blockaded enclave.“We’re getting wrong messages from and she is being exposed to danger because of those messages. They’re telling her just go to the crossing and it will be open soon … she went there and it was closed. It is destroyed.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundupOn Friday, a community protest against the Israeli occupation tried to disrupt the satellite surveillance facility Pine Gap near Alice Springs which is jointly run by the United States and Australian militaries and shares intelligence with allies.
“We are a numerically small community very close-knit. Everyone’s got family and friends over there and … through those connections you know what they’re going through. And of course there’s absolute outrage.” “There’s all sorts of feelings out there. Emotions are running high,” Werheim says. “But they’re being channelled into people wanting to do something constructive.”But in Australia, he says mobilising the community is vital.
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