Israel Hamas Conflict

NSW Police have released footage of a man appearing to throw a flare during last week's pro-Palestinian protest at the Sydney Opera House.

The presence of two of the US Navy's most powerful warships is designed to send a message of deterrence to Iran and Iranian proxies in the region.

Three repatriation flights carrying hundreds of Australians have left left Tel Aviv airport overnight.

Water and food are running out as tens of thousands of Palestinians attempt to flee crippling airstrikes and an Israeli ground offensive.

There are fears fuel stocks powering hospital generators could run out today.

Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered for rallies in Australian cities, with the events ending peacefully according to police.

Thousands of people have gathered in Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide today for pro-Palestine rallies.

The family hasn't heard from either mother or daughter for a week.

Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been fleeing south through the battered streets of Gaza after the Israeli military told them to leave northern areas of the densely populated strip.

Palestinians struggled to flee from areas of Gaza targeted by the Israeli military while grappling with a growing water crisis after Israel stopped the flow of resources to the region.

Repatriated flights taking Australians out of Israel have been cancelled, the Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed.

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong called the attacks on Israel "heinous" but said humanitarian needs should be met.

As airstrikes hammered the territory throughout the day as families in cars, trucks and donkey carts packed the main road out.

Father worries for his missing daughter, who went to the Tribe of Nova music festival before Hamas militants turned the party into a killing ground and she was left running for her life with a fractured leg in a moon boot.

'Hamas once saved me from a kidnapping in Gaza.'

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.

Donald Trump said that he stood with Israel and its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, as his GOP rivals continued to pointedly denounce his lashing out at Netanyahu days after Hamas’ deadly attacks.

The toll includes 614 children and 370 women and an additional 7,696 people have been wounded, according to the ministry.

The royal family turned out in full uniform for Spain's national day.

The United Nations undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, publicly criticised Israel's evacuation order, suggesting that it was completely unviable.

No power. No water. And nowhere to go with rumours of an imminent Israeli ground offensive. This is the situation facing 1.1 million people in northern Gaza.

The powers first used during the Cronulla riots in 2005 allow police to search anyone without cause.

How they beat high-tech 'Iron Wall' as questions raised about Israel's intelligence failings, after news that video of mock assault posted before attack.

A UN spokesperson called the order 'impossible' without 'devastating humanitarian consequences'.

Former President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at Benjamin Netanyahu, saying the Israeli prime minister was caught unprepared by Hamas' attack and praising the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah as "very smart."

Tear gas and water cannons have been used to disperse protesters who defied the ban on the streets of Paris.

Anthony Albanese said officials are working to ensure expats won't be dumped in London after they leave Israel.

Antony Blinken said at the same time the world was "shocked by the depravity of Hamas", it was "inspired by the bravery of Israeli citizens".

Palestinians have lined up outside bakeries and grocery stores in Gaza on after spending the night surrounded by the ruins of pulverised neighbourhoods darkened by a near-total power outage.

Moran Yanai's family is pleading for her safe return, after the 40-year-old was kidnapped fleeing an under-siege music festival in Israel's south.

Four teenagers were verbally threatened by a 23-year-old man after they displayed an Israeli flag across their car, police allege.

Palestine Action Group Sydney, the organisers, said the decision was made to reduce the legal risks of the event.

Hamas has threatened to broadcast the executions of hostages if Israel continues its retaliatory airstrikes.

The bomb shelter was ill equipt to keep out the advancing militants because it didn't even have a lock.

As the Israel-Hamas conflict unfolds, more is becoming known about the human toll of the war.

Close to 10,000 registered for the event in Dover Heights on Wednesday, including NSW Premier Chris Minns and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

At the most harrowing of times, some Israeli citizens living overseas aren't running from the war at home, but to it.

Gaza's only power plant has run out of fuel, forcing it to shut down after Israel cut off supplies.

Medecins Sans Frontieres has provided an update about the situation in Gaza, where retaliatory Israeli attacks are continuing.

Police are investigating multiple antisemitic threats made against members of Melbourne's Jewish community.

The body of Galit Carbone, 66, was found lying on the ground outside her home in a kibbutz settlement hit hard by militants.

Two flights have been organised with the assistance of Qantas, with the potential for more to follow.

A woman's live TV cross has been interrupted when a bomb was dropped between two buildings in Gaza.

Experts warn the Israeli military will need all its skills to bring home the captives safely.

Officials warned X on Tuesday that the company appears to have been hosting misinformation and illegal content about the war between Hamas and Israel, in potential violation of EU law.

The 'biggest, baddest warship' in the US Navy has blazed a blistering, nuclear-powered trail across the Mediterranean.

The Iron Dome is designed to shoot down incoming projectiles.

The US President said the country was steadfast in its support for Israel and warned other countries against exploiting the volatile situation.

The Darwin resident watched in frustration as more and more airlines cancelled flights to Israel and multiple countries organised special repatriation flights for their citizens.

The war has already claimed at least 1800 lives on both sides — and perhaps many hundreds more.