Australia's Parliament resumed for the first time since the Labor Party's historic majority win, but the session was overshadowed by large-scale pro-Palestinian protests both inside and outside Parliament House.
Demonstrators and some lawmakers demanded the government impose sanctions on Israel in response to the rising Palestinian death toll in Gaza and recent reports of aid seekers being killed. The Albanese government, along with over two dozen allies, issued a strong condemnation of Israel's actions and called for an immediate end to the Gaza war. Security was heightened as protesters clashed with police, and several were detained after disrupting parliamentary proceedings.
The events highlight growing public and political pressure on the Australian government to take a firmer stance against Israel amid the ongoing conflict.
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