On Wednesday, the US State Department made a grim announcement that the American death toll in Israel following the deadly terrorist attack over the weekend by over 1,000 Hamas terrorists in southern Israel has increased after previously being confirmed to have been 14 American dead. As of this report, at least 1,200 Israelis have been confirmed to have died in the attack.
According to the State Department, at least 22 Americans have now tragically lost their lives in the conflict.
"We extend our deepest condolences to the victims and to the families of all those affected," a State Department official said.
As of this report, there are at least 20 more Americans who are unaccounted for with most of them believed to have been taken hostage by Hamas, making the current conflict the worst hostage crisis since 1979.
"We believe that there are 20 or more Americans who at this point are missing. But I want to underscore and stress, that does not mean necessarily that there are 20 or more American hostages. Just that is the number who are currently unaccounted for," Jake Sullivan explained, adding that the official number of American hostages held by Hamas is unknown.
This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly.
According to the State Department, at least 22 Americans have now tragically lost their lives in the conflict.
"We extend our deepest condolences to the victims and to the families of all those affected," a State Department official said.
As of this report, there are at least 20 more Americans who are unaccounted for with most of them believed to have been taken hostage by Hamas, making the current conflict the worst hostage crisis since 1979.
"We believe that there are 20 or more Americans who at this point are missing. But I want to underscore and stress, that does not mean necessarily that there are 20 or more American hostages. Just that is the number who are currently unaccounted for," Jake Sullivan explained, adding that the official number of American hostages held by Hamas is unknown.
This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly.
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2023-10-13T22:15-0500 | Comment by: Richard
Looks like the American people have to rely on Isreal to go in and help find american hostages, this is what you get when you have the weakest president in american history!...Even president Carter made an attempt to rescue our hostages in iran, he failed but at least he tried!....At least when biden passes away he will already know that he is the worst president in american history!....So we know he wont roll over in his grave, because he has that dishonor now!! Way to go demented joe!!!