The joint statement signed by Australia and 28 partners follows growing anger and frustration in Western countries over insufficient political pressure on Israel to end the suffering in Gaza.

Almost 80 Labor branches have passed motions calling for Australia to impose sanctions on the Netanyahu government and sever military ties with Israel.

Dozens of people – many elderly – have been arrested in the United Kingdom after protest group Palestine Action was proscribed as a terrorist organisation.

The Senate is debating a motion to discipline a Greens senator over her behaviour during the opening of Parliament on Tuesday. Greens Deputy Leader Mehreen Faruqi took part in an anti-Israel protest during the opening ceremony of the Senate.

Anthony Albanese will embark on his new political agenda on Tuesday as parliament returns. Follow live as we bring you all the news from Australia and beyond.

The Federal Court recently found it is not inherently antisemitic to criticise the state of Israel or the Israel Defense Forces.

Australian universities may lose funding if they’re not judged to be doing enough to address anti-Jewish hate crimes, according to new measures proposed by the country’s first antisemitism envoy.

Anthony Albanese will embark on his new political agenda on Tuesday as parliament returns. Follow live as we bring you all the news from Australia and beyond.

LONDON (AP) — Britain threatened Tuesday to take further action against Israel if it does not agree to end the war in Gaza, a day after two dozen mostly European countries condemned Israel’s restrictions on aid shipments into the territory and the killings of hundreds of Palestinians trying to reach food.