A group from a church was staying in a hotel in Israel and they could hear bombs exploding nearby. People from Birmingham's Serbian Orthodox Church of the Holy Prince Lazar were in Jerusalem hotel, waiting for a flight to go back home. The team went to the country on October 1st to explore sacred places as part of their trip. On Saturday, they were in Bethlehem, a place in the West Bank that is controlled by another country. During this time, there was an attack by Hamas on Israel. They travelled together in a group of vehicles for five miles to get to Jerusalem. Father Nenad Popovic, who is 44 years old, mentioned that there were a total of 40 individuals on the journey, with around 30 of them being British citizens. "We can hear loud car horns and frequent loud explosions, sometimes from bombs," Mr. Popovic informed the Press Association. "We have kids and elderly people who require medicine because we didn't intend to remain in Israel. " Many airlines have canceled flights to Israel or warned that travel may be difficult because the security situation is getting worse. Ljiljana Stojsavljevic, a mother of six from London, said on Monday night that the government has not reached out to them after they provided their location information. "She said that we are feeling stressed because the British government is not helping the citizens who are trapped here. " She said it was not possible to find a flight out of Israel. "It's not nice, but we're trying to stay happy and positive - we're not sure for how long. " "I have six kids waiting for me to come back. I don't want them to get concerned, so I don't share anything that's important with them. " A spokesperson for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said they won't talk about specific cases, but they are talking to multiple people in Israel. "The safety of all British people is our biggest concern, so we strongly encourage everyone to keep following our travel advice, which is regularly updated," the statement said.