ANDREW HASTIE: Well, that's precisely the point – there's a lack of leadership and a lack of clarity here. The Prime Minister is our national leader, we are a regional power, we do have a voice on the international stage, and it's important that countries like Australia are very clear on this. Israel is not committing genocide against Palestinian people, in fact, they're responding to October 7, which was an unprovoked attack by Hamas, which saw the slaughter of innocent men, women and children, and we uphold the right of Israel to defend itself. Now, the Middle East is a very complex place but if one thing is clear, it's that October 7 was an unprovoked terrorist attack – that's very clear – and Israel has the right to respond.
