Anthony Albanese raises bulldozed Australian war graves with Israeli president

Prime minister stresses importance of repairs to graves in Gaza being conducted as soon as possible in meeting with Isaac HerzogFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our...

By Ben Doherty and Christopher Knaus · The Guardian World

Prime minister stresses importance of repairs to graves in Gaza being conducted as soon as possible in meeting with Isaac Herzog Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has raised the issue of Australian war graves bulldozed by the Israeli military in Gaza directly with the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog. Dozens of Australian war graves – mostly soldiers who died in Palestine during the second world war – were bulldozed by the Israel Defense Forces across April and May last year. Satellite images show the southern corner of the Gaza Commonwealth War Cemetery being obliterated, with headstones destroyed and soil pushed by machinery into an earthen berm. Continue reading...