Israel-Hamas War: Six Americans killed after Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, more than 1,200 civilians are still trapped
Israel-Hamas War: The US State Department said on Monday that more than 1200 Americans are still stranded in Gaza. All Americans are lawful permanent residents and family members. The State Department said at least six US citizens have been killed since Hamas launched an attack on Israel on October 7. The State Department reported that 800 Americans had left Gaza for Egypt.
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The US State Department said on Monday that more than 1,200 Americans were still trapped in Gaza. All Americans are lawful permanent residents and family members. The State Department said at least six US citizens have been killed since Hamas launched an attack on Israel on October 7.
State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told a briefing that about 800 Americans, lawful permanent residents, and family members had left Gaza for Egypt through the Rafah crossing and more than 1,200 US citizens remained stranded in Gaza.
"Six Americans have been killed since Hamas' October 7 attack," he said, including five Israeli soldiers – four killed in Gaza and one in northern Israel, while one was a National Police border officer.
Seventeen Palestinians were killed in an Israeli bombardment of the Nusirat camp in Gaza at midnight, Palestinian official news agency Wafa said on Tuesday.
