King Charles “is appalled by and condemns the barbaric acts of terrorism in Israel,” a Buckingham Palace spokesperson has said.

They added: “This is a situation His Majesty is extremely concerned about, and he has asked to be kept actively updated.

“His thoughts and prayers are with all of those suffering, particularly those who have lost loved ones, but also those actively involved as we speak.”

According to The Telegraph, the King has asked to be kept updated on all the latest developments in Israel and Gaza, after the conflict between the two regions flared up again last week.

Charles has also previously spoken up for his hopes of peace for the people of Palestine, after he paid a historic visit to the area in January 2020, when he was still Prince of Wales.

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During his trip he acknowledged the hardships that Palestinians have faced and said he wished them “freedom, justice and equality” in the future.

While in the West Bank he walked through Bethlehem and met with Muslim and Christian leaders, making him the highest ranking member of the Firm to carry out official royal engagements in Israel and the surrounding occupied territories.

The visit also carried a personal poignancy for Charles, as when in Jerusalem he made a pilgrimage to his grandmother’s tomb at the Russian Orthodox church of St Mary Magdalene on the Mount of Olives.

Princess Alice, who died when Charles was 20, helped protect a Jewish family from the Nazis when she was living in occupied Greece during the time of the Holocaust.

In another touching family connection, the holy oil used to anoint the King at his Coronation in May was made using olives grown on the Mount of Olives, at the Monastery of Mary Magdalene and the Monastery of the Ascension.

Prince William also paid a visit to Israel and Palestine in 2018, spending four days in the region and expressing his hopes for “lasting peace” for all.