An Israeli news anchor has carried a gun live on air while presenting from the studio amid fear of another Hamas attack.

Lital Shemesh, a presenter for right-wing Israeli broadcaster Channel 14, was pictured on Tuesday sitting behind her anchor desk with a gun tucked into the waistband of her trousers.

Shemesh’s gun is right next to her microphone receivers while she is sitting on the edge of her presenter chair.

Her most recent social media post showed her practising her shooting skills on a gun range as she called for people ‘get your guns out’.