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Meantime, a spokesperson for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ruled out a ceasefire with Hezbollah.

And the death toll continues to increase in the Middle East, with latest reports claiming more than 1,700 civilians have been killed in Iran and more than 2,000 in Lebanon.

Staying in the Middle East and Australia is set to join a summit of more than 40 nations later this week to discuss a post-war plan to safeguard shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

France and the UK will be hosting the summit with the UK's Prime Minister saying that reopening the waterway is, quote, vital to ease cost of living pressures.

Labor MPs in Australia have today described the plan as strictly defensive, with Defence Minister Richard Miles saying a permanent ceasefire would be necessary before Australia contributed to safeguarding the Strait.

Meantime, the fallout continues over the fuel crisis, with Qantas announcing it will cut a number of services and increase fares because of higher fuel and diesel prices.

Qantas' decision follows an announcement by Uber yesterday that trips in petrol and diesel cars would face a new surcharge to try and cover increasing costs.

Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration is warning about the dangers of unapproved peptides.

Peptides are often promoted to help improve metabolism and muscle growth but the TGA is concerned about the increase in the supply and advertising of unapproved peptide products which may pose serious safety risks.

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And Prince Harry and Meghan have arrived in Australia for a week-long visit.

It's not part of any official royal trip, with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex visiting Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney for a number of private engagements.

The couple today visiting the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne meeting a number of patients and their parents.

It's eight years since the couple last visited Australia.

Now it's time to get into our deep dive with US political expert Corey Alpert on the power of religion in US politics and how it seems President Trump has crossed a dangerous line with a powerful support base.

Corey, thank you for joining us.

There is so much to unpack with this ever-changing story.

Can we start with this very bizarre social media post that the US president made a couple of days ago where it depicts him to look like Jesus Christ?

What are your thoughts on this?

Interestingly, the US president has come out saying, look, I didn't depict myself as Jesus Christ healing somebody.