Fatima Payman labels Israel’s strike on Rafah ‘deplorable’ and calls on government to cease trade

Labor senator the first government member to publicly voice outrage over strike in southern Gaza that killed 35 people

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Labor senator Fatima Payman has labelled Israel’s strike on a displaced person’s camp in Rafah “deplorable”, calling on her own government to stop trade with Israel and recognise a Palestinian state.

Payman is the first government member to publicly voice outrage over the strike on Rafah’s Tal al-Sultan neighbourhood, in southern Gaza. At least 35 people were killed, according to Palestinian medics.

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