Humanitarian aid agencies are becoming increasingly concerned at events in Gaza as thousands of people flee south ahead of expected ground assaults from the Israeli military.
Meanwhile, Australians in the Middle East who want to return home are being urged to take the first option that becomes available to them.The United Nations has issued a stark warning: the situation in Gaza is dire. The U-N Relief and Works Agency Commissioner-General, Philippe Lazzarini says a million people have been forced to leave their homes.
The Chief of Staff of Israel's military, Herzi Halevi, has visited troops stationed near the Gaza Strip ahead of the looming Israeli ground offensive. He says the point of the operation is to eliminate the threat from Hamas. Meanwhile Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met with the families of people abducted by Hamas, or people who are missing.
"We started, as you know, in Israel. And it was important to make it very clear that the United States has Israel's back. We will stand with it today, tomorrow, and every day. And we're doing that in word and also in deed. I spent time with Prime Minister Netanyahu to go through the needs that Israel may have to make sure it can effectively defend itself. And you've already seen a lot of that assistance moving forward. And that's a conversation that'll continue.
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