Australians wanting to leave Israel following the attacks by Hamas will be offered repatriation flights.
Australians stranded in Israel will be able to take repatriation flights home following the outbreak of violence from Friday. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday announced the government had arranged assisted departure flights. "My government will begin the assisted departure of Australians who want to leave Israel," he told reporters in Melbourne. "We are assessing all options to get Australians home as soon as possible who wish to travel back here.
The UN though did not condemn Hamas in its entirety as a terrorist organisation, due to insufficient support from member states to do so during a 2018 vote. Wong is leading efforts by the government to help the estimated 10,000 Australian residents or travellers in Israel who want to leave. "This is one of the most important priorities for us coming out of what's occurred in the previous days," O'Neil said.
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