A Palestinian PHD student living in Cambridge fears his family in Gaza "may not live" until he gets to travel to see them at Christmas.
The attack by Hamas, which is recognised as a terrorist organisation by the UK government, resulted in the deaths of 1,300 people in Israel and many people were taken hostage. Mr Alagha told the BBC that six of his extended family, including two children and a close friend, were killed over the weekend while fleeing fighting in the north of Gaza.
"I can't sleep at night and put an alarm for every half hour and check for any information or messages."I am sticking to plans of going back over Christmas break. But I don't know if they will survive."The 32-year-old said the situation in Gaza was "beyond imagination" and he could hear "bombs going off in the background" while he was on the phone to his family.