A British grandfather is considering running away Jerusalem By bus through Negev Desert Avoid the Iranian missile fire.
Get from James Eden, 72, Newcastle-on-Tin, Israel Last Monday for a six-day Christian pilgrimage. He is now trapped in a nearby city Missiles overhead fly And outbound flights are suspended.
foreign Office Has updated its guidance Advice against all visit to IsraelWarning that the situation may “go ahead, quickly and without warning”.
Mr. Eden told the PA News Agency: “He (FCDO) played me and said that he could not do much.
“They cannot put on any aircraft because the airspace is closed – they can all send alerts and keep us track.”
When Dada-Char asked about crossing the border, the authorities told him that he could travel to Egypt at his risk.
“He said that if I care, I can do” he said.
“They are not going to stop me – but they are not going to help me get out of Egypt.”
Travel will mean through a four -hour bus ride Negev Desert Elat, before crossing Egypt And trying to fly from home Sharm El Sheikh,
The temperature in the region is expected to reach 35C this week this week.
“I have done 20 years ago before that route, so I know,” said Mr. Eden.
“But once you step into Egypt, who knows what happens then it is a risk.”
Mr. Eden, a retired accountant, was traveling with a 49 -year -old friend Mikki Mogorosi from London, and spent the early part of the journey going to religious places.
But on his third night, he was awakening by a siren warning of the upcoming missiles, forcing him to give shelter in a ladder.
Since then, he said, Jerusalem has felt “like a ghost city”.
Now moved to a hotel near the walls of the old city, Mr. Eden said that the embassy is kept in touch, but could offer slightly more than the update.
He said, “He said, ‘We have got your name, we know that you are there – keep us updated’. But there is not much,” he said.
“I got two weeks of medicine with me. I was enjoying myself, but now I just want to go home.”
A spokesperson of the Foreign Office said: “We are in touch with a British person in Israel.
“The situation is running fast, and we urge British citizens in the region to monitor the update of FCDO travel advice.
“We are ready to support 24/7 to British citizens.”
