Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19750330 (171557ZOCT23) Notable: British teenage girls feared kidnapped in Gaza as Rishi Sunak confirms six UK nationals killed by Hamas
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British teenage girls feared kidnapped in Gaza as Rishi Sunak confirms six UK nationals killed by Hamas
Two British teenage sisters are feared to have been kidnapped and are among 10 UK nationals still missing following Hamas’ attack on Israel.
Rishi Sunak on Monday confirmed at least six Britons have been killed in the “progrom”, as he told MPs he was increasing aid to the Palestinian people by a third.
Two teenage sisters Noiya, 16, and Yahel, 13, are among those still missing, the BBC reported.
The sisters, whose surname has not been released, are thoughtt to have been kidnapped from Kibbutz Be’eri by Hamas militants before being taken into Gaza, according to the BBC. Their mother is reported to have been killed.
The British family of their mother said she was “a beloved daughter, sister, mother, aunt and friend who enriched the lives of all those lucky 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,” the BBC reports.
The Prime Minister said on Monday the UK must “support absolutely Israel’s right to defend itself” as it targets Hamas, as he called for the immediate release of the around 200 hostages taken by the militant group.
But he also recognised in a Commons statement that the Palestinian people are “victims of Hamas too” as he announced an extra £10 million of aid funding.
With the families of some of the missing watching his statement in Parliament, Mr Sunak recounted that more than 1,400 people were murdered, more than 3,500 wounded and almost 200 taken hostage in Hamas’s attack.
“The elderly, men, women, children, babes in arms, murdered, mutilated, burned alive,” he continued.
“We should call it by its name: it was a pogrom.”
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