As more Australians arrive home after weeks trapped in Gaza, former Prime Minister Scott Morrison visits Israel in what he calls a 'demonstration of solidarity'.
People embrace and speak to the media as Australian citizens and permanent residents arrive after fleeing war-torn Gaza at Sydney International Airport.As more Australians arrive home after weeks trapped in Gaza, former Prime Minister Scott Morrison visits Israel in what he calls a"demonstration of solidarity". Israel has rejected growing international pressure for a ceasefire and says its forces encircling Gaza City have divided the besieged Palestinian region in two.
The federal government says it is still helping 67 people, including Australian citizens, permanent residents and family members, who remain in the besieged territory. "We hope the ceasefire in Gaza will happen soon, because we just got sick of everybody dying for no reason, people are losing kids, people losing their homes, people are suffering."
In the face of tens of thousands turning up to pro-Palestinian protests in their respective countries, both former leaders have defended the Israeli Defence Force's air and ground offensives in Gaza, which the United Nations says have led to 1.5 million people being internally displaced.The World Food Programme has called for urgent safe passage for more aid to reach Gaza, with as little as five days' worth of food left in the region.
"Today, IDF forces led by the Golani elite unit surrounded Gaza City, they reached the seashore in the southern part of the city of Gaza City and they surrounded it. Today, there is north Gaza and south Gaza. They reached the coastline, they hold this line.”
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