Representatives for a leading Islamic group in Victoria will not attend the premier's annual an Iftar dinner the over the Labor Party's response the conflict in Gaza.
The Islamic Council of Victoria has asked the Victorian government to cancel the annual event during Ramadan, but the dinner will still go ahead.
Spokesman Adel Salman said the community was in "no mood" for a celebratory event and it would be inappropriate to host the dinner.
"We need to be absolutely sensitive to the sentiments of the community, but there's no question there is a level of frustration with the federal government and their position on the conflict," Mr Salman told ABC radio.
"Clearly the Muslim community feels the federal government should have done a lot more and should be doing a lot more to prevent this unfolding genocide."
He acknowledged Victorian premier Jacinta Allan does not have a say in Australia's foreign policy, but called for a greater show of solidarity in public.
"She has expressed solidarity with the Jewish community and expressed a lot of concern for the Jewish community which is appropriate," he said.
"What we're asking for is for her to show that level of concern for our community in very unequivocal strong terms."
He also called for the state government to cancel a memorandum of understanding signed with the Israeli ministry's international defence cooperation directorate in December 2022.
A open letter calling on Victoria's Muslim community to boycott the dinner has 90 signatories including the several mosques, council-based Palestine action groups and other associations.
The Victorian government has hosted an Iftar dinner since 2015 and it will go ahead this year but will not as big as celebration in the past.
"Premier's Iftar dinners are an important tradition in Victoria," a spokesperson said.
"We're working closely with leaders of Victoria's Islamic community to ensure that everybody's voices are heard, recognising that this year's event will be a more solemn and respectful occasion."
The spokesperson said the premier supported Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in calling for a humanitarian ceasefire, adding the government understood the heartbreak Palestinian and Muslim Victorians felt as the Gaza conflict continued.
The Guardian reports representatives of the Australian National Imams Council will not attend an Iftar dinner hosted by NSW Premier Chris Minns.
Both have been contacted for comment.
Almost 30,000 Palestinians have been killed following Israel's invasion of Gaza in October, according to the local health ministry.
The invasion followed an attack by Hamas - designated a terrorist organisation by Australia - on October 7, when 1200 Israelis were killed and hundreds were taken hostage, according to Tel Aviv.