The tone of debate and level of animosity in the community over the conflict between Israel and Hamas cannot be judged by the loudest voices, a senior Labor minister says. Tony Burke said amplifying the most vocal commentators risked shifting the tone of the debate. "There is a risk that if people just go to the loudest voices, they'll find the most offensive comments," he told AAP. "You can misjudge a whole lot of the goodwill that is in fact there in Australian society." Politicians have condemned a pro-Palestine protest that took place in a lobby of a Melbourne hotel where families of killed or captured Israelis were staying. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the move beyond contempt and said it did nothing to advance the Palestinian cause or justice. "There is no excuse, no circumstances where people should organise a demonstration against grieving families," he told parliament. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton also chastised the protesters for engaging in "an act of depravity" and the intimidation of grieving families had no place in Australia. Labor frontbencher Ed Husic said while there was a right to peaceful protest, there was never room for hate speech. "When we hold protests, that selection should be very sensitive. We don't need to be holding protests in front of synagogues or in front of mosques," he said. "Let's think about protesting and expressing ourselves in a way that keeps the country together." Referencing his Bosnian parents coming from "a part of the world that tore itself apart in terms of ethnic and religious hate", Mr Husic said both anti-Semitism and Islamophobia needed to be stamped out as people of all backgrounds were reeling. "People have been grieving and hurting quite a lot," he said. "It's been really tough on the families that have been involved in that part of the world, both Israeli and Palestinian, and it's been tough for their families and connections, relatives here in Australia. "Keeping the country together and unified is important." A temporary truce between Israel and Hamas was extended for a seventh day on Thursday (AEDT) as hostage and prisoner swaps continue. Australian Associated Press