Several Americans could be among those killed in Hamas attack, says Antony Blinken

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that several Americans could be among those killed in the latest flare-up between Palestine and Israel.

Speaking to on a news broadcast Blinken said, "We have reports that several Americans were killed. We're working overtime to verify that. At the same time, there are reports of missing Americans and there again, we're working to verify those reports."

He told ABC that "this is a massive terrorist attack that is gunning down Israeli civilians in their towns, in their homes, and as we’ve seen so graphically, literally dragging people across the border with Gaza.

The conflict's worst escalation in decades has claimed more than 600 lives on the Israeli side, the government press office said, while Gaza officials reported at least 370 deaths, with thousands more wounded on each side.

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