‘Very Dark 24 Hours’: Australian PM Condemns Hamas Attack on Israel

No Australians have been injured or killed in the situation so far, the prime minister said.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during a press conference in Wellington, New Zealand, on July 26, 2023. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemned the “abhorrent attack” on Israel launched by Hamas, the armed terrorist group that controls the Gaza strip.

“This has been a very dark 24 hours,” he told ABC Insiders on Oct. 8. “This is a dreadful circumstance that people didn’t see coming ... a shock attack.”