The Birmingham church group are sheltering in Jerusalem while waiting for a flight home from Israel.
Members of Birmingham's Serbian Orthodox Church of the Holy Prince Lazar were inside the Jerusalem hotel waiting for a flight home.They were in Bethlehem in the West Bank, Palestine, on Saturday during the Hamas attack on Israel.Father Nenad Popovic, 44, said there were 40 people on the trip, about 30 of whom were British citizens.
"We can hear horns here and a lot of detonations, bombs sometimes," Mr Popovic told the Press Association.Mother-of-six Ljiljana Stojsavljevic, 54, from London, said on Monday evening they had no contact from the government since informing them of there whereabouts. "We're a bit stressed out, there seems to be no boost from the British government for the citizens who are stuck here," she said."It's not pleasant, but we're trying to keep the spirits up and stay positive - for how long, we're not sure.
"I've got six children waiting for me to come back - I don't want them to worry, so I don't tell them anything that's serious."A Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office spokesperson said it would not comment on individual cases but confirmed it is in contact with several individuals in Israel. "The safety of all British nationals continues to be our utmost priority and we urge everyone to continue to follow our travel advice, which is updated regularly," it said.West Midlands Express & Star
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