An Adelaide man is pleading with the Australian government to help negotiate his family’s safe exit from Gaza, after becoming trapped in the occupied territory during Israeli air raids. The family of four from Adelaide’s northern suburbs - the only Australians known to be in Gaza - had been visiting family in the region for two weeks after 12 years apart before the war broke out.
In Gaza, 1,100 people have been killed and 5,339 wounded, Gaza’s Health Ministry said. The Israeli airstrikes have bombed Al-Shati and Jabalia refugee camps, Palestinian Red Crescent ambulances and a number of mosques. Locals said the strikes happened without prior warning, unlike previous times when violence has escalated.
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