Jack Marlowe, 26, is “lacking close to Gaza” after an assault on a music competition close to the village of Re’im in southern Israel on Saturday morning.
Mr Marlowe had been working for the safety crew on the competition. He has not been heard from since.
A spokesperson for the embassy informed the PA information company: “He’s lacking, we don’t know for certain that he’s taken hostage or lifeless or in a hospital.”
His mom Lisa mentioned she had final heard from him by way of textual content at round 5.30am on Saturday.
She informed the Jewish Information: “He was doing safety at this rave and known as me at 4.30am to say all these rockets had been flying over.
“Then, at about 5.30am, he texted to say, ‘sign very dangerous, every little thing OK, will hold you up to date I promise you,’ and that he loves me.”
Mr Marlowe moved to town of Ma’alot in north Israel two years in the past, she added.
Earlier on Sunday, Israeli ambassador to the UK Tzipi Hotovely confirmed {that a} British citizen “is in Gaza” following kidnappings by Hamas in Israel, however didn’t make clear in the event that they had been being held hostage.
She informed Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips on Sky Information: “I do know there may be one British citizen who’s in Gaza in the meanwhile.
“The Israeli authorities is doing every little thing we will to assist those that are held hostage and each citizen who’s taken is returned.”
A International Workplace spokeswoman mentioned they might not touch upon particular person instances however added: “Nonetheless, we will verify we’re involved with – and aiding – the households of a number of people in Israel and the OPTs (Occupied Palestinian Territories).
“The security of all British nationals continues to be our utmost precedence and we urge everybody to proceed to observe our journey recommendation which is up to date commonly.”
Rockets had been fired throughout the border from the Gaza strip on Saturday morning while militants rampaged through nearby Israeli communities, taking captives, including women, children and the elderly.
Their air strikes and floor operations killed a minimum of 300 Israelis and injured 1,452.
Not less than 313 Palestinians died and 1,900 had been wounded following retaliatory strikes in a revenge marketing campaign branded Operation Swords of Iron.
Rockets rained down on cities together with Tel Aviv and Jerusalem within the early morning blitz, penetrating the nation’s £600million Iron Dome missile defence system.
Hamas mentioned it fired an additional 150 missiles at Tel Aviv in response to airstrikes on Gaza Metropolis, whereas Israeli power minister Israel Katz reduce off Gaza’s electrical energy provide.
Air-raid sirens sounded throughout southern and central Israel as lots of of explosions rocked Tel Aviv, Ashkelon, Yavne and Kfar Aviv. Tens of millions of Israelis had been celebrating Jewish holy day Shabbat.