A Scottish man has become the second British person confirmed to have died in Israel in the attacks by Hamas.
Bernard Cowan, from Newton Mearns in East Renfrewshire, is among 700 Israelis to have been killed by the attacks over the weekend. More than 100 people are thought to have been taken hostage by Hamas.Israel is bombing Gaza in retaliation to the attack and putting it under siege, while the US is moving in warships in the Mediterranean. Some 500 Palestinians have died so far.
"His sister Laura added: "Yesterday my dear brother Bernard was shot dead murdered by Hamas."His cousin Simon Gordon said that Mr Cowan was "murdered in cold blood in his home."He added: "And when I thought the shock of what happened in Israel yesterday couldn't get worse."I find out a cousin was killed. Bernard Cowan, nice guy, kids etc. Gone.
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