A SIX-month-old baby has been revealed as among the 17 Brits dead or missing in Israel – as the first rescue flights to the UK take off today.
Tiny Ariel is unaccounted for amid the bloody war after Hamas terrorists launched a deadly attack on the Middle East country.
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APSharon Lifschitz, left, and Noam Sagi, right, whose relatives have been taken hostage in Israel at a press conference in London[/caption]
The tot and other children were pictured at a press conference in London today.
It comes as the UK government has ordered rescue flights to rescue British citizens from Israel as the war rages on for a sixth day.
The flight flight is expected to leave Tel Aviv today.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: “Vulnerable British nationals will be prioritised for these flights.
“At this stage we will contact those who are eligible for the flights directly and British nationals should not make their way to the airport unless they are called.
“Since Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel, UK government officials have been working around the clock in London, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv to support British citizens in the country.”
On Wednesday, Jake Marlowe was confirmed as the fourth Brit killed.
The Londoner’s parents, Lisa and Michel, said they were “heartbroken” after receiving the “crushing news”.
Jake, who moved to Israel two years ago, was working as a security guard at the Nova music festival, which took place close to the border with Gaza in the south of Israel.
It was the first target of Hamas gunman as they paraglided across the border into Israel and unleashed terror on unsuspecting festival-goers.
Horrified rescuers found 260 bodies after Hamas terrorists cut the power and opened fire.
It comes as…
Israel readies troops at border as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sets up war cabinetFour Brits confirmed dead as a further 13 remain missingAt least 1,300 Israelis killed and 1,000 Palestinians dead as war enters sixth dayUK Foreign Secretary forced to flee Hamas rocketsIsrael conducting ‘large-scale strike’ on Hamas targets in GazaMystery deepens over whereabouts of tattoo artist Shani Louk
Meanwhile, Scot Bernard Cowan, 57, was murdered by the terrorist group during the horror attacks.
And Corporal Nathanel Young, 20, who was serving in the Israeli Defence Forces, was confirmed dead on Saturday.
Daniel Darlington, 34, a UK photographer, was also killed while visiting the country.
His sister wrote on Instagram that he was “murdered by terrorists”.
During their surprise three-pronged assault on Saturday, Hamas terrorists dragged an estimated 150 soldiers, men, women, children and the elderly into captivity in Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu now vowed to crush and destroy Hamas with the support of a new war cabinet.
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