Pressure is mounting on Penny Wong to visit the Israeli towns where Hamas attacks took place when she visits the Middle East in a bid to help put an end to the war in Gaza.
The foreign affairs minister leaves on Monday to travel to Israel, Jordan, occupied Palestinian territories, and the United Arab Emirates over the week.
Wong will meet with the Israeli families of hostages and survivors of the 7 October attacks, as well as Palestinians impacted by Israeli settler violence in the West Bank.
