Israel's prime minister has accused his Australian counterpart of having "betrayed Israel" and "abandoned" Australia's Jewish community, after days of growing strain between the two countries. Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that history would remember Anthony Albanese "for what he is: a weak politician".

Australia and Israel have taken diplomatic efforts against each other as tensions between the two nations over the war in Gaza grow.

Australian PM Anthony Albanese made his first public response since Netanyahu called him a weak leader and accused him of betraying Israel

Australia’s prime minister responds to Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu’s accusation that he is ‘weak’ and has ‘betrayed Israel.’

Australia lashes Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu after he said the country’s prime minister was weak, with top officials firing back at the Israeli premier who’s leading the genocidal war on Gaza for nearly two years.

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry says the deterioration in the relationship “is causing us nothing but pain and anguish”.

Netanyahu expresses his anger at countries supporting Palestine. This time, he directs his wrath at President Emmanuel Macron of France.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has launched a stinging attack on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. In a social media post, the Australian Prime Minister has been labelled “weak” and a “betrayer” as tensions between Australia and Israel escalate.