AUSTRALIA'S LEADERS CONDEMN DEADLY ATTACKS ON ISRAEL
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* Labor and Liberal MPs along with Jewish groups have condemned attacks by Islamist group Hamas on Israel, dubbed 'Israel's 9/11'
* The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is trying to determine if Australians have been caught in the conflict
* Israeli media reports at least 700 people have been killed by Hamas while Gazan authorities say 500 died in Israel's retaliatory attacks
* Australians have been advised not to travel to Gaza and those wishing to visit Israel and other occupied Palestinian territories have been told to exercise a high degree of caution
* Australians have shown their support for Palestine by attending rallies in Western Sydney on Sunday, and many more are expected to attend another protest on Monday in the city's CBD.
* Meanwhile, the Sydney Opera House's sails, South Australia's Parliament House and Adelaide Oval, Brisbane's Story Bridge, the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the National Gallery of Victoria and the Old Treasury Building will be lit up in white and blue on Monday in support of Israel.
REACTIONS
- Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong
"We unequivocally condemn the indiscriminate rocket fire, the targeting of civilians and the taking of hostages. A particularly distressing and egregious act by Hamas."
- Australian Palestine Advocacy Network president Nasser Mashni
"Israel hasn't been defending itself, it's been waging war on Palestinians each and every day for decades."
- Israeli Embassy Head of Public Diplomacy Ilana Lenk
"Israel is going to fight very hard, and as long as it takes, in order to secure peace in our region."
Australian Associated Press
