A British citizen is lacking believed to be in Gaza following the Hamas assault on Israel.
Jake Marlowe has not been seen for the reason that invasion early on Saturday morning when he was offering safety for a music occasion within the desert close to Kibbutz Re’im, near the Gaza border.
Israeli media has reported that no less than 300 individuals have been killed, together with 26 troopers, through the assault, prompting PM Benjamin Netanyahu to say they have been at “warfare” because the nation launched a navy response.
The Israeli embassy in London confirmed that the 26-year-old London-born man who’s reported to have moved to Israel two years in the past was lacking, nevertheless it had not been confirmed that he had been kidnapped.
A spokesperson informed the PA information company: “He’s lacking, we don’t know for positive that he’s taken hostage or useless or in a hospital.”
Lisa, the mom of the previous pupil on the JFS Faculty in Kenton, north London, informed the Jewish Information: “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 unhealthy, all the pieces OK, will hold you up to date I promise you’, and that he loves me.”
Israeli ambassador to the UK Tzipi Hotovely confirmed {that a} British citizen “is in Gaza” following kidnappings by Hamas in Israel, however didn’t make clear in the event that they have been being held hostage.
She informed Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips on Sky Information: “I do know there’s one British citizen who’s in Gaza in the meanwhile.
“The Israeli authorities is doing all the pieces we are able to to assist those that are held hostage and each citizen who’s taken is returned.”
Overseas Affairs Committee chairwoman Alicia Kearns mentioned the Authorities’s precedence could be making certain the protection of the lacking Briton and in addition to different British nationals in Israel.
She informed Sky Information: “What we did see yesterday was British households having to cover in secure rooms some with, I consider, a child as younger as 10 days previous, and so many worldwide victims being taken hostage.
“Clearly, that shall be a precedence for the British Authorities, I might count on the ministers shall be in as we speak engaged on exactly how we are able to get that particular person to security working with our allies.
“It’s essential we don’t give the terrorists what they need however, on the similar time, in the beginning the obligation of the British Authorities is to maintain British nationals secure.”
Ms Kearns positioned the blame for the assault on Iran for supporting Hamas and referred to as for the proscription of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) which she described because the nation’s “worldwide terror software”.
Transport Secretary Mark Harper mentioned the UK would help Israel in no matter it decides is critical to defend itself in opposition to Hamas assaults.
He informed the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg programme: “We help their proper of self-defence and can help them in no matter they determine to do to defend their nation in opposition to terrorist assaults.”
The Overseas Workplace has been contacted for remark.