Pacific countries' citizens stuck in Israel have been given seats on Australian flights out as the government increases support for neighbouring nations.
Almost 200 people, including 96 from Pacific countries, have been evacuated from Tel Aviv overnight by the Australian government. With the prime minister of Fiji arriving in Australia on Tuesday and increasing importance placed on ties with Pacific countries, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced his government's support of repatriation efforts for neighbouring nations.
Israel has begun amassing its forces to strike Islamist terrorist group Hamas, after the 7 October attack that has now killed more than 1300 of its people and led to more than 150 being taken hostage, making it the deadliest day in the nation's history. The Israeli Defence Force has retaliated by laying siege to the 2.3 million Palestinians living in Gaza and unleashing a continuous bombing campaign that has killed at least 2750 in the territory.
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