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Australia on Monday announced it appointed a special adviser to monitor an Israeli investigation into the airstrike on the Gaza Strip a week ago which killed seven aid workers. Mark Binskin, who has previously served as chief of the Australian Defence Force, “will engage with Israel and the Israel Defense Forces [IDF] on the response to the attack which killed Zomi [Frankcom] and her colleagues,” Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said in a statement. “The Australian Government has been clear that we expect full accountability for these deaths,” Wong said. “The appointment of ACM Binskin w…