Australia's Parliament resumes with pro-Palestinian protests and calls for Israel sanctions
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered outside Parliament House on Tuesday, calling for the government to impose sanctions on Israel after Australia joined another 27 countries in issuing a joint statement, saying the war in Gaza 'must end now.'
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