Israeli forces are still battling with Gaza gunmen holed up in several locations in Israel. More than 700 Israelis and 400 Palestinians have reportedly been killed since Saturday. Palestinian militant groups claim to be holding over 130 captives from the Israeli side.
Nations worldwide are scrambling to find citizens who may have been killed or taken hostage when militants from Gaza surged across the Israeli border Saturday. Lists of missing people have flooded social media. There have been no reports of Australian being injured, killed or taken hostage in the attack. Several US citizens have been killed and injured in Israel, a National Security Council spokesperson who spoke on condition of anonymity confirmed.
The Foreign Ministry of Thailand said that Hamas took 11 Thai citizens hostage.Two citizens of Ukraine were among those killed in Israel, President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed.Two Mexican nationals are believed to be among the hostages taken by Hamas, Mexico’s foreign minister, Alicia Bárcena, said on X, formerly known as Twitter.At least four Nepali students who were studying in southern Israel, near Gaza, were injured, Nepal’s foreign minister, Narayan Prakash Saud, said on X.
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