More than 10 people from the UK are believed to have died or disappeared after the Hamas attack on Israel, according to a UK official who spoke to the BBC.
The people who were hurt include a young 20-year-old soldier and an older Scottish grandfather.
The UK government thinks that there are around 60,000 British people in Israel or Gaza. They are helping families, but they are not planning to evacuate them.
According to the latest information from Israel, 900 people have died. Palestinian officials say that 260 people have been killed in airstrikes.
This is what we know about British people who were affected so far.
Nathanel Young
The person, who is 20 years old, went to JFS Jewish School in North London before they went to Israel to join the military.
The principal of the school feels very sad and broken-hearted about the news of his death, and the whole school community feels the same way.
He said, “We remember Nathanel very well in the school and we only have love for him. ”
Mr Young’s burial ceremony at Israel’s main cemetery Mount Herzl was disrupted by loud noises heard throughout Jerusalem.
The officials wanted to make sure that no more than 50 people came to the outdoor event. This was to keep it safe from potential attacks by militants.
Finally, over 1,000 people showed up and listened as Mr. Young’s younger brother, Elliot, honored him.
But when his sister began to recognize him, a loud emergency siren suddenly interrupted the peaceful atmosphere. This caused the mourners to quickly drop to the ground and seek protection by hiding under trees or among the gravestones.
Loud booms happened over and over again. Some people started saying prayers, while others started using video calling to talk to their loved ones.
After a short time, the alarm stopped making noise, and the funeral kept going.
Bernard Cowan
Bernard Cowan, who was born and raised in Glasgow, moved to Israel with his wife and three children. Unfortunately, he was killed in the attack, as confirmed by his family.
They told us that they are very sad because their son and brother, Bernard Cowan, was killed in a terrible way on Saturday during a sudden terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas.
We are requesting privacy right now as we deal with a big loss to our family, both at home and in Israel. Our community in Glasgow will greatly miss him.
Sammy Stein, who leads an organization called Glasgow Friends of Israel, said that Mr Cowan, who was a grandfather, often came back to the city and regularly visited his peace advocacy stand in the city center.
He said to BBC Scotland that Mr. Cowan lived very close to the Gaza barrier. He also said that it was calm, peaceful, and in a rural area. He really enjoyed it.
Jake Marlowe
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Mr Marlowe worked as a security guard at the Supernova music festival. Unfortunately, militants attacked the festival, and as a result, 260 people lost their lives.
The 26-year-old person went missing from the event that happened in a place called Re’im kibbutz, which is around 3. 7 miles (6km) away from the Gaza barrier.
He also went to JFS Jewish School in North London.
The principal, David Moody, said that we have heard that Jake Marlowe is missing and we all hope that he is found soon.
Daniel Darlington
Daniel Darlington’s family believes that he is one of the people who died.
His sister called him Danny and “baby brother” on Instagram. She said that he and a friend were killed at the Nir Oz kibbutz.
She wrote: “Just a few days ago, he was riding his bike, laughing, taking pictures of beautiful sunsets, and enjoying the small joys of life. ”
Daniel had planned to leave for Tel Aviv the day before the violent attack happened, she explained. However, he decided to stay an additional day to give his friend a tour of the kibbutz.