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Matt Thistlethwaite, the assistant minister for foreign affairs and trade, said Israel’s strikes against top Hamas members in Qatar violated the nation’s sovereignty and imperilled ceasefire talks, adding the Australian government was not informed of the actions beforehand.

Thistlethwaite told RN Breakfast this morning the government condemned the strikes, adding:

These strikes violate Qatar’s sovereignty and they imperil a ceasefire and the release of the Israeli hostages. And unfortunately, they risk further escalation in the conflict.

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