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The US President has denied he demanded Israel delay its ground invasion of Gaza.

It comes as Israeli airstrikes on the besieged strip reportedly killed more than 700 people in a day.

Israeli diplomats have taken umbrage at Antonio Guterres after he called for an immediate ceasefire and said "clear violations of international humanitarian law" have been witnessed in Gaza.

Australian Defence Force personnel and aircraft are heading to the Middle East as Israel's anticipated ground invasion of Gaza looms.

Aid agencies are calling for a ceasefire in Gaza as doctors warn an Israeli blockade on fuel means many more vulnerable babies and wounded people in hospitals will soon die.

LIVE UPDATES: The tech company confirmed the move, as the country prepares for a potential ground invasion into Gaza.

Israel has stepped up its bombardment after letting in some few relief trucks.

The black ink is a small sign of the fear and desperation felt by parents in the densely populated enclave.

Antony Blinken is fearing the fighting is about to spread – and has blamed one country for the expected escalation.

Israeli warplanes have struck targets across Gaza, including in areas where Palestinian civilians have been told to seek refuge.

The two-week-old war with Hamas has threatened to spiral into a broader conflict.

Israel bombarded Gaza early on Friday, hitting areas in the south where Palestinians had been told to seek safety.

The current crisis in the Middle East could disrupt global oil supplies and push prices higher, according to the Associated Press.

A US Navy warship operating in the Middle East intercepted multiple projectiles near the coast of Yemen on Thursday, two US officials told CNN.

Hamas fighters likely fired North Korean weapons during their October 7 assault on Israel, a militant video and weapons seized by Israel show.

Israeli airstrikes have pounded locations across the Gaza Strip, including parts of the south that Israel had declared as safe zones.

The government urged Australians wishing to leave to depart by commercial aircraft as soon as possible.

She's been hailed a hero in Israel and told US President Joe Biden about how she diverted militants.

Biden said data from his Defence Department showed it was not likely a strike by the Israeli military, something a National Security Council spokesperson later posted on social media.

Joe Biden has touched down at Tel Aviv ahead of a meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu.

It's one of only two mercy flights to bring Australians home, with the government confirming there wouldn't be any more.

As Gaza faces constant bombardment from Israel, health workers in the besieged enclave struggle to keep locals alive.

A spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) would not confirm whether they launched strikes in those areas.

The risks of a presidential visit to Israel are not small. On Monday, as Antony Blinken met with Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, air sirens blared, forcing the two men to shelter in place.

More than a million people have fled their homes ahead of an expected Israeli ground invasion.

LIVE UPDATES: The Israeli military says Hamas and other Palestinian militants are holding 199 hostages in Gaza – higher than previous estimates.

The myriad tunnels under Gaza are best known as passageways used to smuggle goods from Egypt and launch attacks into Israel.

The presence of two of the US Navy's most powerful warships is designed to send a message of deterrence to Iran and Iranian proxies in the region.

Three repatriation flights carrying hundreds of Australians have left left Tel Aviv airport overnight.

Water and food are running out as tens of thousands of Palestinians attempt to flee crippling airstrikes and an Israeli ground offensive.

There are fears fuel stocks powering hospital generators could run out today.

The family hasn't heard from either mother or daughter for a week.

A UN spokesperson called the order 'impossible' without 'devastating humanitarian consequences'.

Anthony Albanese said officials are working to ensure expats won't be dumped in London after they leave Israel.

Antony Blinken said at the same time the world was "shocked by the depravity of Hamas", it was "inspired by the bravery of Israeli citizens".

Palestinians have lined up outside bakeries and grocery stores in Gaza on after spending the night surrounded by the ruins of pulverised neighbourhoods darkened by a near-total power outage.

Moran Yanai's family is pleading for her safe return, after the 40-year-old was kidnapped fleeing an under-siege music festival in Israel's south.

Close to 10,000 registered for the event in Dover Heights on Wednesday, including NSW Premier Chris Minns and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

At the most harrowing of times, some Israeli citizens living overseas aren't running from the war at home, but to it.

Gaza's only power plant has run out of fuel, forcing it to shut down after Israel cut off supplies.

Medecins Sans Frontieres has provided an update about the situation in Gaza, where retaliatory Israeli attacks are continuing.

A woman's live TV cross has been interrupted when a bomb was dropped between two buildings in Gaza.

Heavily-armed militants arrived at the settlement on motorbikes before a bloodbath started.

The US President said the country was steadfast in its support for Israel and warned other countries against exploiting the volatile situation.

The Darwin resident watched in frustration as more and more airlines cancelled flights to Israel and multiple countries organised special repatriation flights for their citizens.

The war has already claimed at least 1800 lives on both sides — and perhaps many hundreds more.

Some Israeli parents are being told to remove social media from their children's phones before the expected broadcast of hostage videos.

Tamar Kedem-Siman Tov, her husband Johnny, and their three young children thought they had made it to safety in their home bunker.

Gaza militants who attacked an all-night music festival in southern Israel shot and killed revellers at point-blank range, then looted their belongings, new car dash cam video verified by CNN reveals.

When the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an attack on Israel over the weekend, Palestinians living in the besieged Gaza strip had mixed feelings.