Australia lashes Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu after he said the country’s prime minister was weak, with top officials firing back at the Israeli premier who’s leading the genocidal war on Gaza for nearly two years.

As Israel seeks to expand its offensive in Gaza, discontent is evident among some reservists being called up to serve once again.

Macron of fueling anti-Semitism by supporting Palestinian statehood, sparking French backlash. He also attacked Australia, prompting diplomatic retaliations, while UN warned Israel’s Gaza actions risk mass displacement,

S YDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese today played down Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu’s pointed condemnation of his decision to recognise a Palestinian state, saying he treated the leaders of other countries with respect.

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused French President Emmanuel Macron of fuelling antisemitism by moving to recognise a Palestinian state, in a letter seen on Tuesday (Aug 19).

Albanese said that he doesn't take his Israeli counterpart's comments about him personally.

Some members of Israel’s coalition have ruled out a proposed hostage deal with Hamas, but the prime minister has yet to state his position.

Australia criticised Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday after he said the country's prime minister

September 8 is the day hearings in the prime minister’s criminal trial are set to resume, after courts broke for the summer recess.