# Shoebridge criticises Labor response to ex-IDF officer’s ‘reprehensible’ remarks over deadly aid strike

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- The Guardian, 2026-09-06 15:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/07/zomi-frankcom-israel-gaza-idf-world-central-kitchen-ntwnfb

> Australian Greens defence spokesperson David Shoebridge says the government’s condemnation is inadequate after former IDF officer Nochi Mendel defended the 2024 strike that killed aid worker Zomi Frankcom and six colleagues. Shoebridge called for sanctions, an end to military exports and an immediate halt to sales of F-35 parts.

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