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- Pro-Palestine protests in Melbourne during Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit drew about 10,000 participants and a heavy police presence.
- Herzog's trip aimed to console the Australian Jewish community after a December attack that killed 15.
- Protesters accused Herzog of complicity in Gaza civilian deaths, citing a United Nations report alleging genocide, and Herzog dismissed the claims as lies while urging demonstrators to target the Iranian embassy.
