Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese cited an Australian aid worker killed in Gaza, along with journalists and "tens of thousands of civilians", in a speech at the United Nations where dozens of leaders met on Monday to promote Palestinian statehood. Australia, Britain and Canada on Sunday recognised Palestine, joining more than three-quarters of the 193 UN members who already recognise a Palestinian state, a move opposed by the United States and Israel. "The Israeli Government must accept its share of responsibility" for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where tens of thousands of civilians had been killed, he said. "Aid workers have been killed trying to deliver humanitarian assistance, including Australian Zomi Frankcom," he said, noting also the journalists "killed trying to bring the truth to light". Albanese is attending the United Nations General Assembly for the first time.