SPECIAL REPORT: Latest on the British dead and missing
Here's what we currently know about the 10 British nationals that are either dead or named as missing.
Jenni Frazer is a freelance journalist
At least 10 British nationals are said to have died or have been named as missing after the Hamas terror attacks on Saturday and Sunday.
They included soldier Corporal Nathanel Young, 20, whose funeral took place in Jerusalem on Monday. Also confirmed dead was ex-Glaswegian Bernard Cowan, whose funeral has already taken place privately in Israel and whose family are sitting shiva in Glasgow.
In a statement, Mr Cowan’s family said: “We are grieving the loss of our son and brother, Bernard Cowan, who was horrifically murdered on Saturday during the surprise terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas. We ask for privacy at this time while we process this huge loss to our family, both at home and in Israel, and to the Jewish community in Glasgow”.
Mr Cowan, 57, was brought up in the Renfrewshire suburb of Newton Mearns, home to a high proportion of the Glasgow Jewish community. He is understood to have made aliyah more than 30 years ago and worked at a diving centre in Eilat. It is not known where the attack took place but he is understood to have been killed when terrorists invaded the home where he lived with his wife and three children.
His sister Laura and brother Colin have paid tribute to him on social media.
Also among the dead is the photographer Dan Darlington, who came from Manchester. His sister, Shelley, wrote on social media:“My baby brother, Dan, was murdered by terrorists on Saturday morning on our kibbutz, Nir Oz, alongside his beautiful friend Carolin [Bohl].
“Only days before he was riding his bike, laughing, taking photos of sunsets and enjoying life’s simple pleasures in our beautiful kibbutz.
“He was meant to leave for Tel Aviv the night before but decided to stay one more day to explore the kibbutz with his friend — a decision that irrevocably changed all our lives forever, and one that cost him his life.”
Fears are growing for Dor Shafir, 30, who held British-Irish citizenship, after his fiancee, Savion Kiper, 31, was found among the 260 people murdered at the Supernova music festival at Kibbutz Re’im. So far, say his family, there has been no trace of him.
The couple were due to marry next year and were last sighted running for their car as the terrorists began shooting indiscriminately at the party-goers.
Still said to be missing is ex-JFS pupil Jake Marlowe, who was working in security at the festival. Early on Saturday morning he was sending messages to friends in the UK, telling them that he was doing whatever he could to take people to safety as rockets begin to fall.
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