According to US information, nine American citizens also died in the major attack by the Islamist Hamas on Israel. This was confirmed by US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller on CNN. He goes on to say that more deaths are likely, without specifically mentioning how many US citizens are still believed to be in Israel. Miller says they are in contact with the families of other missing Americans. There are also reports of Americans being abducted by Hamas, but these have not yet been confirmed.
Hamas threatens to kill hostages if Israel continues airstrikes on Gaza
