Australia Deploys Military Transport Aircraft, Personnel to Middle East

ADF personnel deployed from Townsville and Brisbane, and two Royal Australian Air Force C-130J aircraft deployed from Sydney.

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, on Oct. 23, 2023. Ariel Schalit/AP

The federal government has deployed additional Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel and two aircraft to the Middle East as the conflict in Gaza continued on Oct. 25.

ADF personnel deployed from Townsville and Brisbane, while two Royal Australian Air Force C-130J aircraft deployed from Sydney as part of the government’s response to the Hamas-Israel conflict.