{"id":321,"date":"2023-10-11T19:22:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T19:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eletron.me\/?p=321"},"modified":"2023-10-11T20:09:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T20:09:30","slug":"22-americans-confirmed-dead-in-israel-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.eletron.me\/index.php\/2023\/10\/11\/22-americans-confirmed-dead-in-israel-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"22 Americans confirmed dead in Israel \u2013 White House"},"content":{"rendered":"
An unknown number of US citizens are being held as hostages by Hamas militants<\/strong><\/p>\n At least 22 US citizens have been killed in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, while another 17 are unaccounted for, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Wednesday.<\/p>\n The latest figures represent an increase from Tuesday, when US President Joe Biden announced that 14 Americans had lost their lives in the previous days’ fighting. <\/p>\n It is unclear whether all of those killed died in Israel or in Palestinian territory.<\/p>\n In his remarks on Tuesday, Biden also revealed that an unknown number of Americans had been captured by Hamas fighters as hostages. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby later told CNN that the White House was having “active conversations”<\/em> with Israel to try and secure the release of these captives.<\/p>\n Jean-Pierre did not say whether the White House believes the 17 missing Americans are being held as hostages.<\/p>\n \n Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n