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Australia abstains from UN resolution calling for truce in Gaza, prompting criticism at home

Australia abstains from UN resolution calling for truce in Gaza, prompting criticism at home

Representative explains resolution ‘did not recognise terror group Hamas as perpetrator of 7 October attack’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia has abstained from casting a vote in a UN resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian truce in Gaza, arguing it was “incomplete” because it did not mention Hamas as the perpetrator of the 7 October attack.On Friday, the United Nations general assembly overwhelmingly called for an “immediate, durable and sustainable humanitarian truce” between Israel and Hamas and demanded unhindered aid access to the besieged Gaza Strip.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup

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