The Foreign Office has been accused of making a huge blunder after a “flight rescue” email was seemingly wrongly sent to Britons in Israel. Journalist Nicole Lampert accused the Foreign Office of making “farcial” attempts to help the situation. She said they sent an email claiming to have organised charter flights out of the country, but in reality this is not the case. She wrote on X: “The Foreign Office’s attempts/ lack of attempts to help Brits stranded in Israel becomes ever more farcical.

“They’ve sent out an email titled ‘notification of charter flight’ but the body of the email and a phone call asking for clarification shows there is no chartered flight.” Included in the post is a screenshot purportedly of the email, telling recipients to download an app for more information after they were instructed to register their presence in Israel.

The email reads: “Thank you for registering your presence. As you will have seen we made an update to Travel Advice this morning. Airspace remains closed, but land borders listed in Travel Advice remain open.

“Commerical flights continue to operate from airports in the region to various destinations, including the UK. We advise everyone who can to download the Homefront Command app to receive important security announcement from the Israeli authorities.”

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) currently advises against all travel to Israel and the Palestinian territories it occupies.

Those who are still there have been told to follow the advice of local authorities.

Its travel advice reads: “This is a fast-moving situation that poses significant risks. The situation has the potential to deteriorate further, quickly and without warning.

“The current situation has disrupted air links out of the country and may disrupt road links. We encourage you to read the FCDO’s advice on if you’re affected by a crisis abroad

“Family members of staff at the British Embassy in Tel Aviv and the British Consulate in Jerusalem have been temporarily withdrawn as a precautionary measure.

“The Embassy and Consulate continues with essential work including services to British nationals.”

The Foreign Office has been contacted for comment.