Israel has gone ‘far too far’ in defence: New Zealand Canberra Times/bem McKay/20.9.2024 pm

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Israel has been going ‘too far’ for 76 years – murder and genocide MUST NEVER be acceptable – Mark

New Zealand has issued its most strident criticism of Israel since the October 2023 attacks, with Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters saying it had gone “far too far” retaliating against Hamas.
New Zealand broke with ally Australia and other like-minded nations to vote this week in favour of a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution ordering Israel out of occupied Palestine within a year.
The resolution called for governments to levy sanctions against Israel, for Israel to pay reparations to Palestine, and for illegal Israeli settlers to leave the West Bank in line with agreed 1967 borders.
Israel has engaged in a war with Hamas and other non-state actors in the Middle East since October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched a surprise attack, killing about 1200 civilians.
Israel’s response has been brutal: more than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in its drive to eradicate Hamas from Gaza, including at least 17,000 children. Much of Gaza lies in ruins.
Mr Peters told Radio NZ that after almost a year of war, he believed enough was enough, and Kiwis did too.

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