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Shoebridge criticises Labor response after IDF officer’s ‘reprehensible’ comments on deadly Zomi Frankcom strike

From The Guardian · () English

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  • Australian Greens defence spokesman David Shoebridge criticised the Albanese government for not halting military exports or imposing new sanctions after comments by former IDF officer Nochi Mendel.
  • Mendel, who ordered the attack, said he would do “exactly the same thing” again and that those killed in the World Central Kitchen convoy were “not innocent”.
  • Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom and six colleagues died in Gaza in 2024 while delivering food.

David Shoebridge has accused the Albanese government of weakness after a former Israeli military officer defended the strike that killed Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom and six colleagues in Gaza.

Words are just distractions.

· David ShoebridgeShoebridge said the government needed to take action rather than rely on statements.

Shoebridge, the Greens defence spokesman, criticised the government’s failure to halt military exports or impose new sanctions. He said statements would not be enough without concrete action.

The comments came from Nochi Mendel, a former reserve colonel in the Israel Defense Forces who ordered the attack. Mendel said he would do “exactly the same thing” again and argued that those killed in the World Central Kitchen humanitarian convoy were “not innocent”.

Exactly the same thing.

· Nochi MendelMendel said he would repeat the attack that killed the World Central Kitchen aid workers.

Frankcom and the six other aid workers died in 2024 while bringing food to people in Gaza. The Greens have described Mendel’s remarks as inflammatory and have used them to renew criticism of the government’s response.

Not innocent.

· Nochi MendelMendel described those killed in the humanitarian convoy.
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