Israel-Gaza war live updates: Australians in Gaza 'strongly encouraged' to move to Rafah border crossing

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The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza will be reopened to allow foreign nationals out of the embattled Palestinian city, according to the US Secretary of State. Follow live.

An Emergency Warning is in place for Yallingup, Yallingup Siding and Yelverton, near Busselton, in Western Australia. Keep up to date withThe Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza will be reopened to allow foreign nationals out of the embattled Palestinian city, according to the US Secretary of State.The death toll has risen to more than 4,150 across Israel and Gaza

Speaking to PM’s Nicole Johnson, Mr Lazzarini says "Gaza is running out of water and electricity" as many Palestinians flee south ahead of Israel's ground assault on the territory."There is not one drop of water, not one grain of wheat, not a litre of fuel that has been allowed in the Gaza Strip for the last eight days," Mr Lazzarini said.Australians in Gaza are being “strongly encouraged” to move quickly to the Rafah border crossing.

"As such, we don't agree with their pressuring attitude, as Hamas too won in Gaza freely through elections and Gazans chose them to lead." "We are a country with strong democratic institutions, and they are dependent on the ability to disagree.UNRWA Commissioner-General says it can "no longer" provide aid in Gaza

"The UNRWA operations is the largest United Nations footprint in the Gaza Strip, and we are on the verge of collapse," Mr Lazzarini said.The Australian Defence Force has shared some pictures on social media of Australian citizens and other approved foreign nationals boarding flights home.The Australian government says it has airlifted 255 more people from Israel to Dubai, in the first leg of a journey back to Australia.

The latest group of evacuees, after the first flights on October 13, flew out of Ben Gurion Airport on two Air Force planes and a charter plane.The federal government says it has secured flights to Australia for those Australians who landed in Dubai, and there are plans for more government-supported flights out of Tel Aviv later today.Joe Biden condemns alleged Islamophobic hate crime

"This horrific act of hate has no place in America, and stands against our fundamental values: freedom from fear for how we pray, what we believe, and who we are. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis executed a state order last week to enable state emergency officials to carry out the evacuation operations. "I just spoke to our people south of the Gaza Strip and they are having to ration even drinking water and we've got to get supplies in before it's too late.Government and opposition condemn Hamas in parliament

"Israel has every right to exist … defend itself and its people … to deter future attacks and other acts of aggression, coercion, interference," Mr Dutton says.The party leader took time to reiterate comments he made last week criticising anti-Semitic chants he says occurred during a protest against the treatment of Palestinians.

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