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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken informed Meet the Press host Kristen Welker of reports indicating that several American citizens had been slaughtered and abducted by Hamas. He claimed that the administration was actively working to confirm these reports.
Unfortunately, these reports have been confirmed. On Monday morning, the State Department officially confirmed that a minimum of nine innocent Americans had been slaughtered by Hamas terrorists. Tragically, the death toll in Israel has now climbed to an unprecedented 800 people, at the hands of Hamas.
State Department spokesperson Matt Miller made the announcement regarding the updated death toll on Monday.
Breaking news: Nine U.S. citizens have been killed in the fighting between Hamas and Israel, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Monday.https://t.co/ojGGVABDXV
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 9, 2023
The Biden regime has not yet provided the exact number of American hostages. On Sunday, Gilad Erdan, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, stated that Hamas had taken dozens of American citizens captive.
Watch:
🚨Breaking!🚨
— Marla Hohner (@marlahohner) October 8, 2023
Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan גלעד ארדן ~
“Dozens of Americans are being held hostage” pic.twitter.com/iI7rRUQ4Ks
Breaking Digest previously reported that the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared war after Hamas terrorists launched a deadly surprise attack against Israel on Saturday. The historical attack left more than 250 Israelis and foreigners dead, over a thousand injured, and dozens of Israelis being captured and returned to Gaza.
Hamas reportedly fired more than 5,000 missiles into southern and central Israel, leading to the deaths of over 250 Israelis and causing over 1,000 injuries in the wake of this massive surprise attack. The death toll may unfortunately increase in the days ahead.
Hamas then escalated the conflict by taking Israeli soldiers as hostages and abducting defenseless Israeli civilians. Additionally, they have posted videos showing captured young Israeli women, images of dead Israelis, and photographs showing them abusing the bodies of the victims.
Hamas terrorists paraglided in to attack innocent Israeli citizens:
BREAKING: New footage of Hamas militants paragliding in to attack civilians in Israel. 🇮🇱🇵🇸#Palestine #Palestinian #IronDome #Gaza #TelAviv #IsraelPalestineWar pic.twitter.com/AlaTVfbaSN
— Libs Fails 🇺🇸 (@LibsFails) October 8, 2023
Watch Hamas terrorists firing thousands of rockets into Israel:
JUST IN: More footage out of Israel. Hamas fires thousands of rockets from Gaza Strip with total casualties passing 200.
— Libs Fails 🇺🇸 (@LibsFails) October 7, 2023
Israeli Foreign Ministry: The number of injured, prisoners and missing people is in the THOUSANDS.
Has WWIII started in the Middle East? pic.twitter.com/cZQMNbgQeC
