Australia is still negotiating with Israel for access to certain evidence to try and find out what happened to Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom. On 2 April the government confirmed Lalzawmi "Zomi" Frankcom had been killed in Gaza , when an Israeli drone strike hit a World Central Kitchen aid convoy.
Australia has voted at the United Nations Security Council to back a pathway to Palestinian Statehood eventually, though the motion was watered down from its original intent to back that eventuality immediately. That came after a speech in Canberra in April, where Wong floated the recognition of Palestinian statehood as a possible pathway towards a two-state solution, though she didn't commit Australia to doing that.
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