According to her family, a British teen who vanished when Hamas attacked southern Israel was murdered, as reported by BBC News.
After extremists assaulted Kibbutz Be’eri and killed Yahel’s mother Lianne, who was born in the UK, Yahel, 13, vanished.
Yahel’s death has now been officially confirmed by family members to BBC News. Both her 16-year-old sister Noiya and their Israeli father Eli remain missing.
On Monday, Rishi Sunak said that “at least” six British nationals had perished.
Another 10 individuals are missing, the prime minister said Parliament, and the administration worries that some of those who are still missing were also slain in the incident.
A statement from Lianne’s British family on Monday described her as “a beloved daughter, sister, mother, aunt, and friend who enriched the lives of all who were fortunate enough to have known and loved her.”
“She lived a beautiful life and will be sorely missed by the heartbroken family and friends she leaves behind,” they continued.
The family described Yahel as being “funny, all the time” and that she loved to sing and dance while speaking to the BBC while she was still believed to be missing.
The daughters’ last names have been kept private by the family.
The turmoil that enveloped the Be’eri neighborhood when Hamas militants started launching rockets at southern Israel at around 06:30 local time on October 7 is revealed in WhatsApp messages obtained by the BBC.
Lianne texted her relatives to let them know she could hear Arabic shouting and gunfire in the area. She was used to receiving security alerts due to her residence so near to the Gaza barrier. But she informed them that “this is a whole different story.”
The attack also included Yossi, his wife Nira, and their three daughters. Yossi is the brother of her husband. Officially recognized as hostages are Yossi and one of his kids.
The government is “extremely concerned” about missing British nationals in Israel, according to international development minister Andrew Mitchell, who was speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today program.
He refused to be pressed on whether direct lines were being used to discuss the release of captives with Gazan officials, but he did claim that the UK was doing “everything” it could to obtain their release.
When gunmen invaded neighborhoods close to the Gaza Strip, the Hamas attack resulted in at least 1,400 Israeli deaths.
The Israeli military unleashed multiple airstrikes against Gaza after the attack, which resulted in the deaths of more than 2,700 Palestinians.
On planes that the British government recently booked, about 500 British citizens have fled Israel.