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The death toll among American citizens living in Israel has worsened. In a statement from the State Department, it was announced that at least 22 American citizens have died in Israel.
"We express our deepest condolences to the victims and the families of all those affected ," said the State Department spokesperson.
This is a new update from yesterday when President Joe Biden said at least 14 US citizens had died.
American citizens are also among the 150 hostages taken by Hamas during its shocking weekend attack on Israel, President Joe Biden confirmed Tuesday. The war has already claimed at least 2,200 lives on both sides.
Biden, who will meet with Jewish leaders later Wednesday, sought to link the attacks by Hamas militants directly to decades of anti-Semitism and violence endured by Jews around the world.
"This attack has brought to the surface the painful memories and scars left by a millennium of anti-Semitism and genocide against the Jewish people. And at this point we need to be clear: there is no justification for terrorism, no justification, and the type of terrorism that was exhibited here is beyond pale, beyond pale ," Biden told reporters.
Biden said he and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke by phone Wednesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This was at least the fourth phone call between Biden and Netanyahu since Saturday's attack.
" We must be clear. There is no excuse for terrorism. The United States has Israel's support, and we will work on that throughout the day and beyond ," Biden said.
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