An alliance of unions is beginning two weeks of action at Melbourne airport this morning. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastForeign minister Penny Wong has again urged Australians in Lebanon to leave.Speaking live from New York, she says:If I can … say again to the Australian Lebanese community. This is a deeply distressing situation for so many of you. I know that there are many Australians in Lebanon. There are many Australians who have relatives, family and friends in Lebanon. I again urge Australians in Lebanon to leave now. There are flight cancelations and disruptions, and there is a risk that Beirut airport may close for an extended period of time.Please do not wait for a preferred route. Please take the first option you can to leave. We continue to monitor the situation closely. We have been working with partners on contingency plans now for many months, but I again say to anyone who any Australian who is in Lebanon, please leave now.Lebanese civilians cannot be made to pay the price of defeating Hezbollah, so all parties should show restraint, de escalate and comply with UN security council resolutions. The global community has made clear that this destructive cycle must stop.What has happened in recent days only makes an immediate ceasefire in Gaza even more urgent. You would have heard me say this before, and I say it again, Lebanon cannot become the next Gaza.I know that this is something that will be discussed by international partners and the international community, including the security council this evening. Continue reading…
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Author : Rafqa Touma
Publish date : 2024-09-25 21:32:30
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