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Former Australian and UK Prime Ministers Visit Israel in Solidarity
Former Australian and UK prime ministers, Scott Morrison and Boris Johnson, have arrived in Israel to express solidarity with the Israeli government in its conflict with the Palestinian militant group, Hamas. This marks the first visit by an Australian politician to the country since Hamas launched a brutal attack against Israeli civilians in its southern region, resulting in the loss of 1,400 lives on October 7th.
The current British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has also visited Israel on October 19th. Morrison and Johnson landed at Ben Gurion airport early Sunday morning, where they were warmly welcomed by Israel’s former ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon. Describing them as