A man has pleaded for his mother to ‘stay strong’ after she went missing from her home in an Israeli settlement near to the Gaza strip.

Noam Sagi, a New London Synagogue member from Cricklewood, fears that his mum might have been kidnapped by Hamas on Saturday (October 7) after her sudden disappearance from her home in Nir Oz.

The BBC has reported that 17 UK nationals, including children, are either dead or missing after terrorists attacked Israel from Gaza.

In the report, Ada Sagi, 74, is listed as those believed to have been abducted.

Mr Sagi said that Israeli soldiers found bloodstains at the home, but she was not among those killed or injured.

In a touching message on Facebook, he shared a picture with his mum and wrote: “This is me with my mom. The most kind, loving, peace and justice-seeking person you will ever know.

“Yesterday [October 7] my mom was kidnapped from her own home by a Palestinian militant group called Hamas. My mom was kidnapped for being a Jew living in Israel and (is) now held captive somewhere in the Gaza Strip.

“We are doing everything possible to get as much information as possible so we might see her again hopefully alive and well.

“You are the strongest person I know, I always trusted you and I trust you will overcome this ordeal mom, it is humanity that I find hard to trust right now.”

In another post shared today, he wrote: “In my darkest moments you were the most positive voice in my head. Please, please, please stay strong.”

According to the Cricklewood man, who grew up in the same area his mother was taken from, the last time he heard from her was 9.02am Israeli time.

He told the Jewish Chronicle that he believes his mother with around 20 of her neighbours and friends from the area, mostly aged between 74 to around 85, but also young children.

Mr Sagi grew up on the kibbutz before moving to Tel Aviv and then in 2002 the UK, where he lives with his wife and 14-year-old son.