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

Two senior Coalition MPs have provided starkly different responses to Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu’s extraordinary letter attacking Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Albanese joined a “coalition of the willing” meeting overnight, led by the UK and France, seeking to support Ukraine in the conflict. Anthony Albanese has said that the way to rebuild the relationship between Australia and Israel is to “continue to put forward Australia’s position”.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke rebukes the Israeli prime minister's attack on Anthony Albanese as he defends the decision to cancel the visa of a member of Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition.

Hello and welcome to Yahoo's live news blog this Wednesday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has launched a personal attack on Anthony Albanese, branding him a "weak politician" for declaring Australia will recognise a Palestinian state.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has penned a blistering letter admonishing Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for failing to confront the “epidemic” of antisemitism that has “intensified” under his watch.

Penny Wong has criticised Israel’s retaliatory decision to revoke visas of Australia’s representatives to the Palestinian Authority as “an unjustified reaction”.