As many as four American citizens are confirmed to have been killed during the terrorist attack in Israel over the weekend, which has claimed over 700 lives.
Confirmation of the dead Americans came on Sunday after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Biden administration had been “working overtime” to verify reports of missing and dead Americans in the midst of Hamas launching an unprecedented attack on Israel.
Four Americans have been killed in the attacks in Israel close to the Gaza border and the death toll is expected to rise, sources familiar with a Sunday briefing to key House committees told CNN.
“We have reports that several Americans were killed. We’re working overtime to verify that. At the same time, there are reports of missing Americans and there again, we’re working to verify those reports,” Blinken told CNN’s Dana Bash.
CNN later learned from key House committees that four Americans were killed.
White House says ‘several’ American citizens killed in Hamas attacks in Israel
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) October 8, 2023
Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer also told CNN on Sunday that Hamas has taken American hostages among the scores of Israeli hostages in their grasp.
NEW: American citizens have been taken as hostages by Hamas according to Israel Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer.
In response to these reports, Secretary of State Blinken says the US is “working overtime.”
One person who doesn’t seem to be working overtime is Biden who… pic.twitter.com/kXU8cyDbUy
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 9, 2023
News: Congress was briefed and got told that Hamas killed at least four American citizens. That number is very likely to rise.
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) October 9, 2023
BREAKING: Several American citizens have been killed in the Hamas attack on Israel, National Security Council confirms. pic.twitter.com/8aZiGC3tm7
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) October 8, 2023
White House says ‘several’ American citizens killed in Hamas attacks in Israel
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) October 8, 2023
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