Australians land in Dubai on flights from Israel but Gaza efforts not yet successful

Of the 255 people who took the repatriation flights, Clare O'Neil says, most are Australian citizens and family members

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After boarding repatriation charter flights out of Israel, 255 Australian citizens have landed in Dubai en route to Australia following a day of uncertainty amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.

The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, said the government had secured flights to Australia from Dubai, and the government was planning two more flights from Tel Aviv to Dubai today.

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