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Picture: Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty Images Never before has an Australian Prime Minister allowed relations with Israel to deteriorate so dramatically. The issue has spilt into other key relationships, such as the United States alliance ...

Australia and Israel have taken diplomatic efforts against each other as tensions between the two nations over the war in Gaza grow.

While Israel's prime minister has criticised Australia's decision on Palestinian statehood — even calling Anthony Albanese a "weak" leader — experts say this kind of treatment is far from unusual.

Relations between the two countries have frayed since Australia said it planned to recognise a Palestinian state.

Israel's foreign minister said on Monday he had revoked the visas of Australian diplomats to the Palestinian Authority, following a decision by Canberra to recognise a Palestinian state and cancel an Israeli lawmaker's visa.

Australia's relationship with Israel is "the worst it has ever been" after the Netanyahu government revoked visas for Australian representatives to the Palestinian Authority.

An extraordinarily bitter back-and-forth between Australian and Israeli leaders has put the nations' relationship at a historic low, experts and observers warn.