Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has vented his anger at his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, after Israel’s military killed an Australian aid worker in Gaza. Zomi Frankcom, remembered as a selfless and outstanding person, was among seven World Central Kitchen charity workers killed while delivering food to Palestinians. Albanese confirmed he spoke with Israel’s leader on Wednesday morning. “I expressed Australia’s anger and concern at the death of Zomi Frankcom,” he said in Canberra.
The foreign affairs department has called in Maimon. As relations between the two nations sink to a new low, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said she told her Israeli counterpart on Tuesday night Australians were “outraged” by Frankcom’s death. “I made clear that we believe the death of any aid worker is unacceptable, and frankly, outrageous,” she told Nine’s Today show on Wednesday. “I made clear we expect a full, thorough transparent inquiry and explanation and we expect full accountability.