A day earlier, a terrorist attack unfolded at a bus stop in East Jerusalem’s Ramot Junction in Israel killing six and wounding many others.

During the visit, Fijian ministers and officials will meet Israeli counterparts to progress initiatives including maritime and border security, training, technology exchange, and modern agricultural practices.

Australia remains one of the best countries in the world. But preserving its strengths requires vigilance. Extremists on both the left and the right must be resisted.

ASIO had gathered credible evidence that the Iranian government directed the October 2024 attack on Lewis’ Continental Kitchen in Sydney and the December firebombing of the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne.

The arrest follows charges laid against a 21-year-old Werribee man last month and a 20-year-old Melton South man last year for allegedly stealing a vehicle used in the attack.

“This is a foreign policy humiliation and diplomatic crisis of Mr Albanese’s own making. Mr Albanese should act immediately to begin repairing this vital relationship.”

“I instructed the Israeli Embassy in Canberra to carefully examine any official Australian visa application”

Liberal Senator Michaelia Cash accused the Prime Minister of “emboldening a terror group who murder civilians in cold blood.”

“This is an opportunity to isolate Hamas… and drive it out of the region once and for all.”

"Albanese government had broken decades of bipartisan policy that tied recognition to a comprehensive peace agreement involving Israel, the Palestinians and Arab states."