‘Israel Must Comply’: Wong’s Fresh Warning in UN Speech

Published on September 28, 2024

The international community must unite to ensure rules of war are followed as conflict intensifies in the Middle East, Australia’s foreign minister will tell the United Nations (UN). Penny Wong will make the comments in Australia’s national statement to the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Beyond hostilities in the Middle East, her speech also references Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and conflicts in Sudan, Myanmar, and Yemen. “War has rules—every country in this room must abide by them,” she will say. “Even when confronting terrorists … even when defending borders … no state should pretend the rules don’t apply to them....

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