Australia on Sept 27 joined several nations including Jordan and France at the United Nations General Assembly in condemning Israel's offensive in Lebanon and Gaza.
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00:00It was an attack that cannot and should not be justified.
00:14Like many countries, Australia has imposed sanctions on Hamas, its leaders and financial
00:18facilitators.
00:20In Israel's response, more than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed, more than 11,000 children,
00:28nearly two million Gazans displaced, some many times over, more than two million facing
00:34acute food insecurity.
00:37This must end.
00:40Palestinian civilians cannot be made to pay the price of defeating Hamas.
00:45All lives have equal value.
00:47War has rules.
00:49Every country in this room must abide by them.
00:52Israel must comply with the binding orders of the International Court of Justice, including
00:56to enable the provision of basic services and humanitarian assistance at scale.
01:26As President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday in front of the General Assembly, there should
01:33be no war in Lebanon.
01:36We strongly call on Israel to stop the war in Lebanon.
01:41We call on Israel to stop the war in Lebanon.
01:44We call on Israel to stop the war in Lebanon.
01:47We call on Israel to stop the war in Lebanon.
01:50We call on Israel to stop the war in Lebanon.
01:53We call on Israel to stop the escalation in court in Lebanon and the Hezbollah to stop
02:00shooting at Israel.
02:03Since the beginning of the week, Israeli strikes have already caused several hundred
02:09civilian deaths, including dozens of children.
02:13International humanitarian law must be respected.
02:16Civilians, whether Lebanese or Israeli, must not be targeted.
02:24The massive strikes that took place today in the southern suburbs of Beirut have once
02:30again caused destruction and caused many victims.
02:35They must stop immediately.
02:38End impunity and the Israeli occupation will end.
02:42End the Israeli occupation and we will achieve shared peace and security.
02:47A free Palestine is the sole key that can unlock a peaceful future for our region and
02:53unleash its potential.
02:55Everything else has been tried and failed.
02:58And the cause of this failure is measured in human lives, all too often in Palestinian
03:04lives.
03:05A different future is possible.
03:08A war in Lebanon could lead to further escalation involving outside powers.
03:15I fully support the proposal for a temporary ceasefire, allowing for the delivery of humanitarian
03:22relief, and paving the way for the resumption of serious negotiations for a durable peace
03:29across the Blue Line.
03:32We need this ceasefire now.
03:35We cannot afford endless negotiations as we have on Gaza.