An Australian E7 Wedgetail surveillance plane is already in the region, having been deployed for defensive assistance to the United Arab Emirates for four weeks. The plane is expected to remain throughout the ceasefire. Mr Marles said he was not “going to speculate” on whether Australia would contribute more defence assets, like warships.

the Marley* doth protest too much, wethink

*: but even more the journalists feeling the need to continually remind us that deployments are for defensive assistance holy shit