Credit: <\/span>Alex Ellinghausen<\/cite><\/p>\nWong said the way Israel chose to defend itself against the terrorist group\u2019s attack on October 7 mattered and should not lead to the suffering of innocent Palestinian civilians. While she acknowledged some humanitarian aid had been delivered to Gaza in recent days, she said it was \u201cnowhere near enough\u201d.<\/p>\n
UN agencies said they were pleading \u201con our knees\u201d for emergency aid to be let into Gaza unimpeded, and that more than 20 times the current deliveries were needed to support the narrow strip\u2019s 2.3 million people amid widespread devastation.<\/p>\n
The federal government has sent two extra aircrafts and support personnel to the Middle East to support Australians in the region given the \u201cvolatile situation\u201d, Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n
There are 79 Australians and their families currently in contact with the government.<\/p>\n
Wong said the humanitarian situation in Gaza was dire and humanitarian suffering widespread.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have consistently called for safe, unimpeded and sustained humanitarian access, and safe passage for civilians. There has been access in recent days but nowhere near enough,\u201d she wrote in a statement on X on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe call for humanitarian pauses on hostilities, so food, water, medicine and other essential assistance can reach people in desperate need, and so civilians can get to safety.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe way Israel exercises its right to defend itself matters. It matters to civilians throughout the region, and it matters to Israel\u2019s ongoing security.<\/p>\n
\u201cInnocent Palestinian civilians should not suffer because of the outrages perpetrated by Hamas.\u201d<\/p>\n
European Union leaders are also expected to endorse a call for a \u201chumanitarian pause\u201d in hostilities later this week, a move that would also give more time for negotiations mediated by Qatar to secure the release of hostages.<\/p>\n
A pause is generally considered less formal and shorter than a ceasefire. Russia backed Arab states and called for a humanitarian ceasefire in its contribution to the United Nations on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
A senior United States official said it remained opposed to a total ceasefire: \u201cWe think humanitarian pauses linked to the delivery of aid that still allow Israel to conduct military operations to defend itself are worth consideration.\u201d<\/p>\n
Israel\u2019s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen dismissed calls for \u201cproportionality\u201d in the country\u2019s response to Hamas\u2019 attack at a high-level UN meeting on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow can you agree to a ceasefire with someone who swore to kill and destroy your own existence?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is not only Israel\u2019s right to destroy Hamas. It\u2019s our duty,\u201d he said, as he urged international support.<\/p>\n
Marles said Australia was advocating for a humanitarian corridor so that the 79 Australians, permanent residents and their families could leave Gaza, since they had been unable to exit through Egypt.<\/p>\n
Marles did not confirm where the Australian aircraft would be located for operational reasons.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut we are putting that in place, really, as a contingency to support Australian populations in the Middle East,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a very volatile situation, and we just don\u2019t absolutely know which way it goes from here, as the world really holds its breath watching it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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