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Hunter family stranded in rioting New Caledonia finally returning home

The family don't know how long they will be stranded.

Newcastle Herald

'Asset to Australia': Much-loved emergency doctor escapes Gaza war zone

'He volunteered his time and risked his life to go save lives.'

Newcastle Herald

Three questioned in Mexico as concerns grow for missing Perth brothers

Siblings Callum and Jake Robinson went missing on a surfing trip to the Baja California region

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Australian Government Urges Citizens In Israel To Depart Immediately

DFAT advises Australians in Israel to consider leaving due to high security risks. Stay vigilant and informed for safety.

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World recoils following Israeli attack on aid convoy

Seven killed including Australian, Polish and UK citizens in an Israeli air attack in central Gaza’s Deir el-Balah.

Al Jazeera

Sydney man’s wife and three children to be evacuated from war-torn Gaza

Mohammed Almassri says after months of seeking urgent help, Dfat has told him the family will be evacuated from Rafah on Saturday or Sunday

The Guardian - AU

Australian officials scrambled to understand allegations before Unrwa funding suspended, documents show

Exclusive: Dfat official said there was ‘precious nothing in the public domain’ on claims against aid agency hours before pause announced

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‘They live in a tent now’: the desperate plight of Australian children trapped in Gaza

Sydney father Mohammed Almassri hopes to overcome visa complications so his loved ones can flee the besieged city of Rafah

The Guardian - AU

From a ‘pause’ to a humanitarian ceasefire: emails reveal why Australia shifted its position on Gaza

Exclusive: Documents obtained by Guardian Australia show confidential advice given to the foreign minister, Penny Wong, before she authorised ‘yes’ vote at UN

The Guardian - AU

China asks Australia for 'trust' as it struggles to shed tense relations

But officials have put Australia on notice after a particular DFAT statement.

The Canberra Times

Albanese government refuses to reveal stance on UN genocide case against Israel

Dfat vows to ‘convey concerns’ over inflammatory remarks from Israeli officials but does not commit to backing South Africa’s case in the international court of justice

The Guardian - AU

Australia denounces Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in occupied West Bank

Government joins more than a dozen countries to say settlers are ‘terrorising’ Palestinians in ‘unacceptable’ violence

The Guardian - AU

Why it's the right time for Fred Smith to 'move on'

There are songs about such subjects as isolation and love.

The Canberra Times

Adelaide man thanks Australian officials for ‘relentless’ effort to get family of four home from Gaza

Arriving in Adelaide the father of two has thanked everyone who ‘felt their pain’ and praised ‘compassionate’ Dfat staff

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Afternoon Update: Adelaide family tell of ‘nerve-racking’ Gaza escape; cricketers ridicule ‘Bazball’ dictionary inclusion; and sign up for a blind date

The family are among 20 Australians who have managed to escape Gaza via the Rafah crossing

AAP

Melbourne grandmother stuck in Gaza, husband slams DFAT

The husband of a Melbourne woman trapped in Gaza has accused the federal government of being too slow in its repatriation efforts and sending mixed messages.

The Guardian - AU

Australian citizens in Palestine raise fears about Dfat efforts as rescue buses cancelled

Buses had been scheduled to take Palestinian Australians from Ramallah in West Bank to Jordan but they did not go ahead

The Guardian - AU

Australians land in Dubai on flights from Israel but Gaza efforts not yet successful

Of the 255 people who took the repatriation flights, Clare O’Neil says, most are Australian citizens and family members

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France 24

Netanyahu tells troops ‘next stage is coming’ as Israel prepares Gaza offensive

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians struggled Saturday to flee from areas in Gaza targeted by Israeli bombardments after Israel warned residents in the north to evacuate ahead of an expected ground offensive. Israeli air strikes on Gaza have killed at least 324 people over the past 24 hours, the territory’s…

The Guardian - AU

Sydney pro-Palestine rally to go ahead without NSW police approval – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Gaza hospitals in crisis, says WHO – as it happened

This blog is now closed. Follow live news at the blog below: Israel-Hamas war live

The Guardian - AU

Qantas to help repatriate Australians from Israel starting Friday

Anthony Albanese has announced at least two new Qantas flights to begin evacuations as the death toll in the region mounts

Newcastle Herald

'Touch and go': Four depart Israel, but 29 others remain

High anxiety until 'every single one of them is safe'.

Newcastle Herald

'Bring us home': Newcastle residents stranded in Israel

'By the hour, things become more desperate here.'

The Guardian - AU

Minister linked Qatar Airways decision to treatment of Australian women at Doha airport, FoI reveals

Exclusive: federal government coordinated letters to the women and Qatari officials when they formally rejected the request for extra routes

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