Canberra/Jerusalem, July 29 -- Australian Prime Minister (PM) Anthony Albanese has described Israel's denial of starvation in Gaza as "beyond comprehension."

Addressing a meeting of his governing Labour Party in Canberra today, Albanese criticised claims by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel's deputy Ambassador to Australia, Amir Meron, that there is no starvation in Gaza.

While there is a caveat on any information provided by Hamas, it is Israel that has prevented any journalists from getting in, Albanese said.

"Those claims that there is no starvation in Gaza are beyond comprehension." In a post on social media on yesterday, Netanyahu said that there is no starvation in Gaza, nor a policy of starvation in Gaza.

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