Palestinians inspect the damage following an Israeli airstrike on the Sousi mosque in Gaza City on Monday.
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Nine U.S. citizens have died after the attack on Israel from Gaza by Hamas, officials from the U.S. State Department and the National Security Council confirmed Monday.
Three days since the conflict began, there are still a number of unaccounted-for U.S. citizens that the State Department says it’s working with its Israeli partners to help find, according to spokesman Matthew Miller. He did not provide any details about the victims or how they died.
“We extend our deepest condolences to the victims and to the families of all those affected. We continue to monitor the situation closely and remain in touch with our Israeli partners and the local authorities,” Miller said in an emailed statement.
The unprecedented attack by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, who infiltrated by sea, land and air into Israel, began on Saturday morning. They attacked homes, killing civilians and capturing hostages of all ages. A rave near the border with Gaza was also attacked. Three days on, it’s still unclear if Israeli forces have regained full control of all the southern territory where there were Palestinian gunmen.
“It is by far the worst day in Israeli history. Never before have so many Israelis been killed by one single thing, let alone enemy activity on one day,” Israeli Defense Forces spokesman Jonathan Conricus said in a recorded message late Sunday.
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