Prime Minister defends decision to recognise Palestine following Hamas statement

ABC NEWS (Australia)

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended his decision to recognise Palestinian statehood after Hamas released a statement welcoming the move. Mr Albanese says Hamas is just promoting propaganda and says the terror group must be isolated.

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00:00Hamas do not want a two-state solution. What they want is one state. And I notice in the

00:09statement that's made today, they say that the alleged statement from the person yesterday

00:15is someone who's been in prison in Israel since October 2023 and has no means of communication.

00:25What that should be is a warning to the media of being very careful about the fact that

00:32Hamas will engage in propaganda because what is happening is the international community

00:37are united about isolating Hamas, about supporting a peaceful way forward.

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