Assange’s father urges freedom for Palestinians

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Assange’s father urges freedom for Palestinians

The activist father of Julian Assange has headlined a rally in support of Palestinians, as Australians in Lebanon are advised to return home over concerns the ******-******* conflict could spread further through the Middle East.

“So many familiar faces have been fighting for Julian’s freedom and fought successfully for Julian’s freedom, congratulations,” John Shipton told a passionate crowd on the steps of Victoria’s parliament in Melbourne on Saturday afternoon.

“The next job may be a bit *******.”

Any Australians still in Lebanon have been told to leave while they still can, over concerns the country’s security could deteriorate rapidly “with little or no notice”, the Smart Traveller website states.

Australians were first told not to travel to Lebanon in October, a few weeks after ******’s ******* on *******.

******, designated a ********** organisation by the government, on October 7 launched the ******** that ******* 1200 people and led more than 200 taken ********, according to ******** authorities.

******* then launched a ******** campaign and ground offensive in Gaza that has ******* nearly 40,000 Palestinians, the local health ministry says.

Concerns the conflict could spread further in the Middle East have grown since ****** leader Ismail Haniyeh was ******* in Tehran and senior Hezbollah commander Fouad Shukur was ******* in Beirut earlier this week.

Iran threatened to respond after the ******* on its territory, prompting the ******* States to keep an aircraft carrier in the region and move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East.

US President Joe Biden has said he was “very concerned” the ********* could escalate.

Iran and ****** accused ******* of ******** Haniyeh but ******* has not claimed responsibility.

On Friday, the family of an *********** aid worker ******* by an ******** air strike called for a ********* investigation after a government report blamed the ******** on serious errors, finding it was “not deliberately directed”.

The ******** Defence Force launched strikes in April that ******* *********** Zomi Frankcom and six other World Central Kitchen workers as they delivered food in Gaza.

Former *********** Defence Force chief Mark Binskin’s report found serious errors, exacerbated by confirmation bias, led ******* to launch the strike.

A family spokesperson pushed for further investigations in ******* into those responsible.

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