Pro-Palestinian protesters have breached security at Australia’s Parliament House to unfurl banners from the roof as a senator quit the government over its direction on the Gaza war.
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    Tensions over Israel’s war against Hamas dominated Parliament’s final sitting day before a five-week break.

    The four protesters were arrested after draping the words “war crimes” and “genocide” as well as the Palestinian rallying cry “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” for more than an hour over the building’s façade known as the Great Verandah.

    “My family did not flee from a war-torn country to come here as refugees for me to remain silent when I see atrocities inflicted on innocent people,” Payman told reporters.

    “Witnessing our government’s indifference to the greatest injustice of our times makes me question the direction the party is taking,” she added.

    The protesters triggered a security crackdown in Parliament House that prevented many members of the public entering the building.

    Opposition leader Peter Dutton demanded to know who allowed protesters into the building and described their message as anti-Semitic.

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