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The families of the hostages lasting extracurricular the doorway of Downing Street
The families of hostages held successful Gaza accidental they consciousness fto down and person called connected the authorities to bash much to escaped their relatives.
They held a quality league successful London, on with the relatives of different British-Israelis murdered connected 7 October, pursuing a memorial lawsuit astatine Downing Street.
Earlier, they met Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Foreign Secretary David Lammy.
Lawyers for the hostages said the families had received a connection of enactment from the King and Queen.
Sir Keir Starmer and Foreign Secretary David Lammy met families of hostages held successful Gaza successful Downing Street
One of the relatives, Steve Brisley, said it felt similar the “cold-blooded brutal murders” of his household “all 3 who were British citizens” person been forgotten.
His British sister Lianne and UK-Israeli nieces Noiya and Yahel Sharabi were murdered connected 7 October. His brother-in-law Eli is inactive a hostage.
“It was an enactment of terrorism” helium said. “It is 51 weeks since my household was torn apart, 51 weeks since Eli was taken... I telephone connected my authorities to bash better, to bash more, to bring them home.”
At Monday's quality conference, on with the different hostage families, helium called connected the UK authorities to array their ain UK program to get their relatives released - and connected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to judge a woody to escaped the hostages.
The relatives besides expressed interest that if Israel launched a constricted crushed incursion into Lebanon it would instrumentality distant the absorption from trying to escaped the hostages.
They said it was clip for the UK authorities to instrumentality a much “hands connected approach” connected moving to escaped their household members who are inactive being held successful Gaza.
A connection issued by the Foreign Office said: “Their Majesties person asked america to convey that they proceed to support you and each hostage families successful their peculiar thoughts and connection their prayers for your spot and endurance during specified a dreadfully hard and agonising clip for you.”
Steve Brisley, Ayelet Svatitzky, and Sharone Lifschitz called connected the authorities to bash much to bring location their relatives
Ayelet Svatitzky’s British-Israeli brothers, Nadav and Roi Popplewell were killed.
She said a period agone she had "stood successful beforehand of my brothers’ graves and said my last goodbye".
Nadav was taken hostage, forced to grounds a video portion held and his assemblage was recovered from Gaza successful August.
"My mum who conscionable turned 80 mislaid some her sons. She is dealing with that trauma and the trauma of being kidnapped from her home.
"I americium present pleading to everyone not to hide what happened connected 7 October not to hide the 101 hostages.”
Sharone Lifschitz is British-Israeli. Her father, 84-year-old Oded, is inactive being held. Her parent Yocheved was released past October.
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Oded Lifschitz (left) is inactive being held hostage successful Gaza, his woman Yocheved (right) was besides taken hostage but released successful a woody
Ms Lifschitz said the families had a fruitful gathering with the premier minister.
“I deliberation the British authorities tin and should bash more... we are inactive successful the 7th of October [and] we are warring for their lives.
"I don’t cognize if my begetter is dormant oregon alive… we privation the British authorities to spot the hostages with British links arsenic their problem.”
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