Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says Penny Wong’s visit to Israel next year is a “welcome move but it’s certainly very late”.
“I think that other countries that indicated their strong and unequivocal support for Israel did it very quickly,” Mr Dutton told Sky News host Erin Molan.
“Other world leaders, including the French President visited Israel, went to Tel Aviv very early on, which was a show of strength and support for our friend in Israel.
“It’s certainly come very late in the piece but, nonetheless, it’s welcome.
“I hope that instead of telling the Israelis that they need to show restraint – I hope that she provides indefinite support to the Israelis to wipe out Hamas.”