The Mancunian Way: We stand in solidarity

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With the death toll in Israel now reaching more than 1,200 since the deadly terror attacks by Hamas last weekend, Greater Manchester’s Jewish communities are struggling to come to terms with the scale of the atrocities.

People wept during a vigil to show solidarity with Israel in Manchester city centre last night. Meanwhile, children at one Jewish school have been advised to cover the badges on their blazers as incidents of anti-Semitism soar.

In total, 17 British nationals, including children, are feared dead or missing. Among them is Danny Darlington, 33, from Didsbury, who was killed along with his friend Carolin Bohl.

His sister Shelley said he had been ‘enjoying life's simple pleasures in our beautiful kibbutz’ in the days before his death. "He was meant to leave for Tel Aviv the night before but decided to stay one more day to explore the kibbutz with his friend - a decision that has irrevocably changed all our lives forever, and one that cost him his life," she wrote on social media.

Meanwhile, Salford councillor Andrew Walters is stranded in Jerusalem with his wife Chana and eight children as missiles fly overhead. He flew out to the Middle East for Yom Kippur just before Hamas launched their devastating attack.

Speaking from his in-laws home in Jerusalem, Coun Walters told reporter Nick Jackson flights back to the UK have all but disappeared. “People are struggling to get out of the country and are having to spend more than 10 hours at the airport, which sounds awful, but it's something I'm prepared to do,” he