Foreign Minister Welcomes UN Security Council Resolution, Despite US Abstention
United States and the United Kingdom abstained from the vote because it did not condemn Hamas
Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from Ashkelon in southern Israel, on Oct. 8, 2023. Amir Cohen/Reuters
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has endorsed a United Nations Security Council resolution on the situation in the Middle East.
The resolution called for “urgent and extended” humanitarian pauses in Gaza and an immediate release of hostages held by Hamas.
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