Newsroom edition: Australia’s response to the Israel-Hamas war

The sun has set on day 20 of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The war began on 7 October when Hamas gunmen poured across the border, killing 1,400 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping 222 others. Since then, the Gaza health ministry, run by Hamas, says Israeli airstrikes have killed more than 6,500 Palestinians, including more than 2,000 children. Anthony Albanese, in a joint press conference with US president Joe Biden, this week announced an additional $15m in humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians, taking the total aid from Australia to $25m. Gabrielle Jackson speaks to political editor Katharine Murphy and national news editor Patrick Keneally about what Australians need to know about the government’s position on the Israel-Hamas conflict