Jailed TV anchor Cheng Lei is back in Australia after three years in detention in China; repatriation flights will begin Friday from Israel to London for stranded Australians Follow updates here.
Australians stranded in Israel can register for a seat on assisted repatriations flights that will begin flying on Friday from Ben Gurion International Airport to London. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday announced two flights have been organised through Qantas. “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 assistance comes after the government confirmed an Australian citizen is among the hundreds killed by Hamas militants who stormed over the border into Israel on Saturday. Grandmother Galit Carbone was executed by militants on Saturday at her home near the Gaza Strip. Five days after the attacks, the Australian government has hardened its line with Foreign Minister Penny Wong has branded the Hamas actions as “barbaric” and “abhorrent”.
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