It comes as Israel's military directed the evacuation of northern Gaza, a region that is home to 1.1 million people, within 24 hours on Friday.
The flight was due to depart Ben Gurion Airport at 4.25pm local time and land in London at 7.45pm local time but it was delayed by just over an hour.READ MORE:Then on Tuesday, a Qantas Airbus A380 will depart London and land in Sydney on Wednesday afternoon, offering 484 seats to Australian-Israeli refugees for free.
The order could signal an impending ground offensive, though the Israeli military has not yet confirmed such a plan.Australians in Israel can contact the Department of Foreign Affairs for assistance. Qantas said 900 crew offered to help with the flights, which far exceeded the required amount of 70 people required.
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