Australia news live: Penny Wong rebukes Israel over “shocking and unacceptable” treatment of flotilla activists

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Australia’s foreign minister condemns video posted by Israel’s national security minister taunting detained activists. Follow today’s news live

Hello everyone, it’s Nick Visser here once again to hand down the day’s news. Here’s what’s on deck:

The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, has issued a sharp rebuke to Israel over footage of the country’s far-right national security minister mocking and taunting activists who were captured on the Global Sumud Flotilla this week. Wong said in a statement the images were “shocking and unacceptable”.

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