Foreign Secretary David Lammy said an RAF flight was en route to Cyprus and more would follow in the coming days.

Around 1,000 British nationals have requested seats on evacuation flights out of Israel as Lammy warned the Middle East faces a ‘perilous moment’

Foreign Secretary David Lammy said an RAF flight was en route to Cyprus and more would follow in the coming days.

Israeli airspace has been closed for more than a week - leaving thousands of Britons stranded.