‘Concerning’: Hezbollah claims Australian killed in Lebanon was a fighter for the group

Shadow Home Affairs and Cyber Security Minister James Paterson says he was “concerned” to learn an Australian may have been fighting with Hezbollah and has called on the government to be “upfront and honest” once the facts have been established.

Two Australians were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Southern Lebanon, with Hezbollah alleging one of them was a fighter for the group.

“It’s not yet clear on the facts that we have available, but I am concerned to learn that at least one Australian appears to have been a fighter for Hezbollah, a listed terrorist organisation, and was living and operating as a Hezbollah fighter, as claimed by Hezbollah, in Southern Lebanon,” Mr Paterson told Sky News Australia.

“The Australian government travel advice has been very clear: it’s do not travel to Lebanon and leave if you are there and it has been a criminal offence for some time in this country to associate in any way with Hezbollah, let alone fight for them.

“It is important once the government has established the facts here that they are upfront and honest about this and they disclose that to the public in an appropriate way.”

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