Hamas captured British teenager has been murdered confirm devastated family
Yahel, left, has been confirmed as dead
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A British teenager who went missing during Hamas' unprecedented attack on southern Israel was murdered, her family have revealed.
Yahel disappeared after the terrorist organisation attacked Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7.
Family members have now confirmed to the BBC that the teenager has died.
The 13-year-old's Bristol-born mother Lianne was also killed during Hamas' onslaught.
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Yahel's sister Noiya, 16, and Israeli father Eli, 51, are still missing.
Lianne's family previously said that their mother was “a beloved daughter, sister, mother, aunt and friend who enriched the lives of all those lucky enough to have known and loved her”.
They added: "She lived a beautiful life and will be sorely missed by the heartbroken family and friends she leaves behind."
Yahel has been described as "funny, all the time" and was said to have loved singing and dancing.
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Smoke rises from the Israeli side after Palestinian Hamas gunmen infiltrated areas of southern IsraelREUTERSThe family have decided not to release the girls' surname.
Rishi Sunak yesterday confirmed six British citizens had so far been killed and a further 10 were missing.
The Prime Minister stressed that the “terrible nature of these attacks means it is proving difficult to identify many of the deceased”.
The deaths of Dor Shafir, Bernard Cowan, Danny Darlington, Jake Marlowe and Nathanel Young have been confirmed so far.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak addressing an assembly during a visit to a school in north London
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Sunak called the onslaught a "pogrom", claiming the UK must "support absolutely Israel's right to defend itself".
He also recounted that Hamas' attack against Israel resulted in 1,400 deaths, 3,500 injuries and almost 200 people being taken hostage.
Sunak added: "The elderly, men, women, children, babes in arms, murdered, mutilated, burned alive."
Addressing British efforts to evacuate nationals from Israel, the Prime Minister explained how eight flights had been organised so far, bringing out over 500 people.
More flights are expected to return nationals to the UK.
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