US EditionAustralia seeks charges over a 2024 Israeli airstrike in Gaza that killed an Australian aid worker
Australia filed charges against Israeli President Herzog over a 2024 Gaza airstrike that killed seven, including Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom, amid nationwide protests.
- On Wednesday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese conveyed Australia's demand for criminal charges over 2024 Israeli airstrikes on an aid convoy that killed seven people to Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
- Australian Zomi Frankcom, an aid worker , was among four killed by an Israeli drone strike on 1 April 2024, and an Australian inquiry found procedural failures by the Israeli military.
- Lawyers representing Sammak lodged a private prosecution in the Magistrates' Court of Victoria, accusing Herzog of eight offences, including genocide, under the Commonwealth Criminal Code Act 1995, citing she lost 162 relatives.
- Around 5,000 protesters in Sydney have caused widespread protests, with thousands of police officers deployed and security heightened during Herzog's visit.
- The Hind Rajab Foundation will seek leave to intervene as amicus curiae, arguing `head-of-state immunity` should not shield prosecutions.
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Australia seeks charges over Israeli killing of Gaza aid worker
Australia is demanding criminal charges over 2024 Israeli airstrikes on an aid convoy in Gaza that killed seven people, including an Australian aid worker, the country's prime minister said Wednesday in a case that has drawn sweeping condemnation and strained relations between the two countries. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he conveyed the request to visiting Israeli President Isaac Herzog during a meeting earlier in the day. Australian …
EXCLUSIVE: Zomi Frankcom's brother demands answers over her killing from Israeli President
As the Israeli president made his way to Canberra, the brother of an Australian aid worker killed in Gaza made a plea for justice and accountability from Isaac Herzog. Almost two years after Zomi Frankcom was killed in an Israeli strike against an aid convoy, her brother has called on the government to press the visiting president for answers. Chief political correspondent Anna Henderson has this exclusive report, produced in collaboration with …
Australia seeks criminal charges over 2024 Israeli airstrike in Gaza that killed Aust
Zomi Frankcom was one of four World Central Kitchen aid workers killed by an Israeli drone on April 1, 2024; Demand comes during President Isaac Herzog's visit to Australia to comfort Jews reeling from an antisemitic attack at Bondi Beach that left 15 dead
Australia seeks criminal charges over 2024 Israeli airstrike on aid workers
Melbourne: Australia is demanding criminal charges over a 2024 Israeli airstrike on an aid convoy in Gaza that killed seven people, including an Australian aid worker, the country’s Prime Minister said Wednesday, February 11, in a case that has drawn sweeping condemnation and strained relations between the two countries. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he conveyed the request to visiting Israeli President Isaac Herzog during a meeting earli…
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