Israeli siblings who fear breaking law in Gaza under IDF owed protection by Australia, tribunal finds

Three Israeli siblings facing conscription have won the right to reapply for Australian protection visas. The Guardian reports the Australian tribunal accepted their genuine fear they would be forced to break international humanitarian law if conscripted into the Israeli Defense Forces and deployed to Gaza. The tribunal ruled that potential punishment from Israel—including imprisonment for refusing military service on conscience grounds—would amount to persecution. The siblings based their asylum claim on political opposition to the war.

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