Major blow for Australians taken to London on rescue flights out of Israel - as they are told they'll have to pay for their own accommodation and living expenses

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Australians placed on rescue flights from Israel to London have been told they'll need to pay for their own accommodation and food once they touch down in the UK as they anxiously wait to come home.

Anthony Albanese announced on Wednesday that his government had organised two Qantas planes to get holidaymakers out of Israel following Hamas' brutal attack on the region, which began on Saturday.

The first rescue flight to London will leave on Friday, with a second to follow on Sunday. A third has also been announced, but details are not yet available.

The 10,000 Aussies stuck in Israel have already been left frustrated upon learning the repatriation flights were going to London first, and not straight to Australia.

Now, they've been told by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade they'll need to pay their own way once landing in the UK.

Australians placed on rescue flights out of Israel to London have been told they'll need to pay for their own accomodation and food once in the UK as they anxiously wait to come home (pictured email from DFAT)

Brittany West's parents, Paul and Audrey West, from Newcastle, had been guiding a group of 33 holidaymakers through Israel for about two weeks when the attacks began.

They were on the beach in Tel Aviv when the bomb sirens went off, so they ran to the nearest café to seek shelter and spent the next four days in hiding while frantically trying to organise new flights home.

She said while some of the tour group had secured spots on a flight to leave Israel over the weekend, they've been dealt another blow.

'They'll be getting flights to London and any onwards cost including hotels they'll have to pay for,' she told Daily Mail Australia.

Brittany West's parents Paul and Audrey West, from Newcastle, had been guiding a group of 33 holidaymakers through Israel for about two weeks when the attacks began 

Ms West said while her parents and most of their tour group had arrived safely home in Australia, there were still five stuck in Israel.

For many of the Aussies still in Israel, they've been unable to have a proper night's sleep for the past week and the uncertainty of knowing when they'll return to Australia has only added to the stress.

On top of that, a few nights accomodation and meals in London won't come cheap.

The Australian government on Friday confirmed a Qantas Airbus A830 would fly those in London to Sydney via Singapore on Tuesday.

These flights will take those travelling to London on the flights out of Israel on Friday and Sunday. The airbus has 484 seats. The flights leaving Israel are estimated to have around 220 passengers each.

All flights will be free of charge, with Qantas covering the cost.

Australians in Israel who are interested in these flights must register with the government's 24-hour consular emergency centre. 

Daily Mail Australia has contacted DFAT for comment. 

Pictured: Tour guide Paul West, pictured front, and other members of the group in a bomb shelter in Tel Aviv