This week:

• 12 Palestinians, including a 3-year-old boy, attacked and injured on their farms by Israelis from illegal settlements in the South Hebron area of the West Bank…

• UK Labour Party conference at Brighton passes motion condemning Israeli apartheid and calling for sanctions

• Covid-19 spike in Gaza exacerbated by Israeli authorities disrupting vaccine supplies

• Continued violations of al Aqsa mosque precinct.

"AFOPA calls on political parties in this country to take a stand …And on the Australian media to report on the shameful acts perpetrated every day against Palestinians…”

“We are focused on young amputees, gunshot victims, children with cancer, bringing in surgery teams, providing urgent relief and building up hospital infrastructure. Now it’s just overwhelming.

“There are so many children with mental challenges - excessive anxiety mainly. There’s a high incidence of PTSD as a result of the bombings and the siege. We’re working to treat them as well.

AFOPA Media Release - AFOPA condemns the escalation of hostilities in the Gaza Strip.

AFOPA statement on the withdrawal of candidacy by Melissa Parke