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Joseph Hadden

Briton stranded in Jerusalem during Iran attacks says city ‘like a ghost town’

James Eden who is stranded in Jerusalem during a wave of Iranian missile attacks (Family handout/PA) - (PA Media)

A British grandfather stranded in Jerusalem during a wave of Iranian missile attacks has described the city as a “ghost town” and said he feels “abandoned” by the Foreign Office.

James Eden, 72, from Newcastle upon Tyne, flew to Israel on Monday for a short pilgrimage to visit Christian sites he first saw two decades ago.

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