Current Affairs: Battle of Beersheba centenary marked in Jerusalem

Malcolm Turnbull and Benjamin Netanyahu at a war cemetery

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned those threatening to challenge Israel's sovereignty. (AAP) Source: AAP

Australia has remembered the Battle of Beersheba, 100 years after it took place in what is now Israel. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has joined Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the centenary commemoration in Jerusalem. Ivan Leung and Winmas Yu have the details.



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