World News‘Take the First Flight’: Australians Urged to Leave Israel-Hamas Conflict Zone46 Australians are now trapped in Gaza.SaveMark Us Preferred on GooglePrintProtesters clash with Lebanese security forces on Oct. 18, 2023, outside the US Embassy on Oct. 17, 2023. Joseph Eid/Getty ImagesMonica O’Shea10/17/2023|Updated: 10/17/20230:00X 1Australians stuck in the Israel and Hamas conflict are being warned by the government to return home as quickly as possible.The war has escalated further in recent hours, with footage of hundreds of people hit by a Gaza hospital blast emerging online.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.