Israel's conflict with its neighbours

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9 US citizens dead in Israel conflict, US National Security Council says
Source: CNN Politics

Updated 8:54 AM EDT, Mon October 9, 2023

Washington CNN — Nine US citizens have died in the conflict in Israel, a US National Security Council spokesperson said Monday.

“At this time, we can confirm the death of nine U.S. citizens. We extend our deepest condolences to the victims and to the families of all those affected, and wish those injured a speedy recovery. We continue to monitor the situation closely and remain in touch with our Israeli partners, particularly the local authorities,” the spokesperson said in a statement.

The spokesperson added, “We continue to monitor the situation closely and remain in touch with our Israeli partners, particularly the local authorities.”

US authorities have been scrambling to establish how many Americans have been killed or taken hostage in the conflict. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union” Sunday that the US was “working overtime” to verify reports of missing and dead Americans, and Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer said Americans are among the “scores” of hostages being held in Gaza.

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The second front north of Israel.



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Netanyahu: This is only the beginning

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More from Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been speaking about his country's response to the worst attack on its soil in decades.

He told visiting officials from southern Israel, according to the AFP news agency, that "what Hamas will experience will be difficult and terrible".

Netanyahu went on to say that "this is only the beginning... we are all with you and we will defeat them with force, enormous force".

More than 700 people have been killed in Israel since Hamas launched its incursion into Israel on Saturday. At least 560 have been killed in Gaza after Israel launched strikes in response to the attacks by Palestinian militants.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-m ... t-67050350

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If Israel kills 2.3 million people over this and our countries are still funding them than our countries are just as bad as nazis. People can’t go very long without water.

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If Israel kills 2.3 million people over this and our countries are still funding them than our countries are just as bad as nazis.

Not in direct disagreement with you but by that metric then they already were (and maybe still do).

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