Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Daniel Hurst and Tory Shepherd

Penny Wong warns Australians in Israel who want to leave to take first available flight

Penny Wong
Penny Wong says Australian government has ‘secured additional assisted-departure flights for Australians’ affected by Israel-Hamas war. Photograph: Craig Ruttle/AP

The foreign minister, Penny Wong, has urged Australians who want to leave Israel to act immediately, after the first of four Australian-government-backed repatriation flights landed in London on Satuday.

Penny Wong said on Saturday that the Qantas-operated flight from Tel Aviv landed at Heathrow airport earlier on Saturday carrying 238 people. Overall, about 825 Australians had departed Israel and the occupied territories, she said.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.