A British citizen is lacking after Hamas attacked a music pageant in Israel, the nation’s embassy within the UK has instructed Sky Information.
Jake Marlowe has not been heard from since Saturday morning, the embassy mentioned.
It added that he’s “lacking close to Gaza” after the assault on the pageant in southern Israel.
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His mom, Lisa, instructed the Jewish Information that she had final heard from her son through textual content message at round 5.30am on Saturday morning.
She mentioned: “He was doing safety at this rave yesterday and referred to as me at 4.30am to say all these rockets have been flying over.
“Then, at about 5.30am, he texted to say, ‘sign very dangerous, every little thing OK, will maintain you up to date I promise you,’ and that he loves me.”
Tzipi Hotovely, the Israeli ambassador to the UK, earlier instructed Sky Information’ Trevor Phillips On Sunday programme {that a} British citizen is in Gaza – however it’s now understood this isn’t confirmed.
“I do know that Israel is doing every little thing to ensure all of the folks being stored hostage in the mean time within the fingers of Hamas will probably be launched,” she added.
Ms Hotovely mentioned Israel woke as much as a “nightmare” after Hamas launched its surprise attack on Saturday.
She mentioned 300 Israelis have been “brutally, barbarically murdered in chilly blood” by individuals who deliberate in essentially the most “calculated means” to invade.
Youngsters have been taken from their properties to Gaza, whereas folks with dementia have been “taken hostage”, she added.
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