We are drowning in sorrow, say heartbroken Brits with loved ones in Gaza facing death under non-stop Israeli air strikes

BRITS with loved-ones in Gaza say they are “drowning in sorrow” as Israel’s airstrikes continue.

Five British Palestinians told a press conference in London that they had lost 86 members of their extended families in all.

Mum-of-two Wafaa Shamallakh, 37, said three distant cousins died yesterday in an airstrike.

But her worst day of the war was October 8 when her uncle’s family of 10 “were wiped out in a matter of seconds,” including a two-year-old infant Omar.

Fighting back tears Wafaa said: “What words can I use to describe the sorrow and anguish we are all drowning in?

“We celebrated Omar’s baby shower a few months ago.

“The only conciliation is that he was found in his mother’s arms. She cradled him gently until his last breath. A mother’s love.”

Accountant Omar Mofeed said 40 members of his family had died including retired female judge Fatima Mokhallai, 75.

He said she was killed with her husband Najar when a missile hit their home as they slept.

Yasmine Ahmed, of Human Rights Watch, condemned Hamas for its October 7 massacre of Jews and demanded the culprits are prosecuted.

But she accused Israel of “war crimes” over its attacks on Gaza.