Overview

• Posting on X, Benjamin Netanyahu said Anthony Albanese had betrayed Israel and abandoned Australia’s Jews, escalating an already tense dispute.
• Israel revoked residency permits for Australia’s liaisons to the Palestinian Authority and tightened visa reviews for Australians, moves that will hinder Canberra’s access to PA officials.
• Albanese has announced Australia will recognize a Palestinian state at the UN in September, arguing Israel is defying international law and describing Gaza’s conditions as catastrophic.
• Interior Minister Tony Burke canceled Israeli lawmaker Simcha Rothman’s visa hours before travel, citing his past remarks, including calls to "destroy Hamas."
• Australian Jewish community leaders warned the diplomatic tit-for-tat risks damaging trade, investment, security cooperation and access to Israeli medical technologies.