Footage shows workers from Southeast Asia stuck in Israel today as they battle to leave the country amid its conflict with Palestine.

The employees from Thailand, Myanmar, and the Philippines - many of them farm workers - have been caught in the crossfire of the long-running territorial religious war, that exploded on Saturday when rockets were launched by ruling party Hamas from Gaza.

Officials said at least 18 Thai nationals have been killed. Thousands have pleaded to return home but military aircraft are currently not allowed to land in the war zone. Some have booked commercial flights from the Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, with planes continuing to arrive and depart despite Palestinian threats to target the airport.