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A Qantas flight to evacuate people from the conflict in Israel and the Gaza strip has landed in London, with 238 Australians aboard. The Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Saturday morning the federal government’s assisted departure flight had arrived in the British capital. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed the repatriation, confirming the first group of Australians flown out of the conflict zone had landed safely at Heathrow Airport.
“Every couple of hours you see that a friend of mine has died or his son and it’s too many to comprehend or process at this time”. Israel launched retaliatory strikes on Gaza following the deaths of more than 1000 Israelis at the hands of Hamas militants who crossed into Israel to carry out attacks. Over 1500 people have been killed in Gaza according to the health ministry including 500 children. Israeli air-strikes have also displaced about 340,000 people. “This is by far the worst ...
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