Israelis search for loved ones with posts and pleas on social media

Posts have flooded a Facebook group set up for Israelis who might be missing in the aftermath of the attacks.

In the hours following an unprecedented, multi-front attack on Israel by the ruling Palestinian Hamas militant group in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, Israelis searched for loved ones with posts and pleas on social media. Posts have flooded a Facebook group set up for Israelis who might be missing in the aftermath of the attacks. Family members post photos with a description of who is missing and the last time they have heard from their loved ones. One poster wrote in Hebrew, 'Tamar...

'And these are not the final figures,' said Jonathan Conricus, an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson late Saturday night during a live update on X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter.The death toll makes it the deadliest attack in Israel in decades. The Israeli military confirmed Saturday that Hamas militants are holding Israeli civilians and soldiers hostage in Gaza.

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