Australian government ‘complicit in genocide until they sanction Israel’: Senator
Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe says recent statements from Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Israel’s war on Gaza are “too little, too late”.
“Weak words of condemnation are meaningless without action,” she said in a post on X.
Albanese’s “comments on Israel’s latest campaign of forced starvation come 597 days into the genocide in Gaza, while this government continues to supply weapon parts to the [Israeli military]”, Thorpe said.
“As Palestinians continue to starve between bombings, [the ruling Labor party] will remain complicit in genocide until they sanction Israel, end the arms trade, and join global action,” she added.
Albanese’s words are too little, too late. Weak words of condemnation are meaningless without action.
His comments on Israel’s latest campaign of forced starvation come 597 days into the genocide in Gaza, while this government continues to supply weapon parts to the IOF.
— Senator Lidia Thorpe (@SenatorThorpe) May 27, 2025
Israel takes German criticism of military actions in Gaza ‘seriously’: Envoy
Ron Prosor, the Israeli ambassador to Germany, has told the country’s ZDF broadcaster that his government is taking German criticism of its campaign in Gaza seriously.
It comes a day after Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Israel’s military actions “can no longer be justified by the fight against Hamas terrorism”.
“When Friedrich Merz voices this criticism of Israel, we listen very carefully because he is a friend,” Prosor was quoted as saying.
Oh did the IDF stop bombing Gaza? Doesn't seem they take it seriously at all.
French socialist leader accuses Israel of ‘genocide’
French Socialist Party leader Olivier Faure has accused Israel of committing “genocide” in Gaza, aligning his group for the first time with the Greens and Communists on the issue.
“Genocide is characterised when there is intentionality, and members of the Israeli government are making numerous declarations to this effect,” Faure told a rally.
“It must be said loud and clear that the government of Benjamin Netanyahu is committing genocide in Gaza.”
Germany, Finland urge aid pressure on Israel; Sweden summons ambassador
The leaders of Germany and Finland have urged the international community to ramp up pressure on Israel to allow immediate humanitarian aid into Gaza, as civilians in the besieged territory continue to face severe shortages of food and medicine.
“We must put pressure on Israel to ensure the aid truly reaches its target,” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said during a visit to Helsinki, describing the suffering in Gaza as “excessive” and calling for urgent action.
“But it is also crucial that Hamas must not prevent humanitarian aid from arriving,” added Merz, a day after expressing unusually strong criticism of Israel.
“I no longer understand what the Israeli army is now doing in the Gaza Strip, with what goal,” he had told a forum organised by WDR television on Monday, adding that the effect on civilians in Gaza “can no longer be justified”.
For his part, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo echoed Merz’s appeal, also telling reporters in Helsinki that the situation in Gaza is a “terrible human catastrophe” that demands swift international response.
Sweden, meanwhile, summoned Israel’s ambassador to the country, urging Israel to allow aid into Gaza.
“The current way the war is waged is unacceptable,” the Swedish Foreign Ministry said in a statement, which also noted Israel’s right to defend itself.
