“Australia recognises the legitimate and long-held aspirations of the people of Palestine to a state of their own,” Albanese and Wong said in a joint statement.

‘There will be no Palestinian state’

“The response to the latest attempt to impose a terrorist state in the heart of our land will be given after my return from the United States. Wait for it.”

“We’ve seen an ongoing expansion of settlements in the West Bank. We have Israeli ministers who completely reject any idea of Palestinians having any future homeland. And we’ve seen as well as the humanitarian catastrophe that’s unfolding in Gaza,” he said.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong are attending high-level meetings at the United Nations in New York. Source: AAP / Lukas Coch

“We go back to the resolution that was carried by the parliament with support from all of the government parties after October 7 that called for the protection of innocent life, that calls for the implementation, of course, and the compliance with international law,” Albanese said.

“Give peace a chance. Stop this insanity. Stop this genocide, allow peace to prevail. Save the lives of Palestinians and Israelis,” he said.

“Save the lives of the hostages and prisoners. Peace is much nicer than war. Killing is no good, and I believe the Israeli people will also rise to the occasion. Enough is enough. Two years of trying to exterminate the Palestinian people and you did not succeed,” Mansour said.

‘False hope’ for Palestinians

“The inconvenient truth for the Albanese government is this recognition comes while hostages remain in tunnels under Gaza and while the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian people remain under the control of the listed terrorist organisation Hamas.”

“Further steps, including the establishment of diplomatic relations and opening of embassies, will be considered as the Palestinian Authority makes progress on its commitments to reform.”