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U.S. officials are investigating reports that Americans are among the dead in Israel

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There are also reports that Americans are being held hostage by Hamas, according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken

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  1. Deseret News

    U.S. officials are investigating reports that Americans are among the dead in Israel (opens Deseret News)

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    There are also reports that Americans are being held hostage by Hamas, according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken

  2. NBC Chicago

    Antony Blinken: U.S. is working to verify reports Americans are among the dead in Israel and being held hostage by Hamas (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the U.S. is “actively working” to verify reports that several Americans may be among the dead in the Israel-Hamas conflict, as well as reports that there could be some U.S. hostages.

  3. New York Post

    Blinken says Americans may be among dead, missing in Israel (opens New York Post)

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    Secretary of State Antony Blinken revealed Sunday that the Biden administration believes multiple Americans were killed in the conflict raging in Israel.

  4. Foxla

    Israel war: US working to confirm reports that 'several' Americans are 'among the dead,' Blinken says (opens Foxla)

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    Unconfirmed reports say people of multiple nationalities were among victims of Hamas killed at a music festival in southern Israel near the Gaza border.

  5. Al-Monitor

    US works to confirm reports 'several Americans' killed, missing in Israel (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Secretary of State Antony Blinken said US citizens could be among the more than 100 people the Israeli government said were held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

  6. Washington Examiner

    Antony Blinken says US and Israel will review intel failure, goal remains to repel Hamas (opens Washington Examiner)

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    United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that both the U.S. and Israel will review what led to the intelligence failure that left the Middle Eastern country surprised by Hamas's fatal terror attack on Saturday.

  7. CNN

    Blinken says US working to verify reports of several Americans dead in Israel (opens CNN)

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    Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday the US is “working overtime” to verify reports of missing and dead Americans overseas after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack against Israel.

  8. Rolling Stone

    Blinken: U.S. Attempting to Verify Reports of Several Americans Killed, Missing in Israel (opens Rolling Stone)

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    The secretary of state said President Joe Biden has told him to “make sure that we’re providing Israel everything it needs… to deal with the attacks from Hamas”

  9. Wall Street Journal

    U.S. Looking Into Reports That Americans Are Among Dead in Israel (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said U.S. officials are looking into reports that Americans were killed in the Hamas assault on Israel and ensuing conflict. "We’re working overtime to verify that," Blinken said on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday. "At the same time, there are reports of mis

  10. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Blinken says U.S. has ‘not yet seen' evidence of Iran involvement in Hamas attack on Israel (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the potential role of Iran in the Hamas attack on Israel on Sunday.

  11. The Times of Israel

    Blinken: US working to verify reports of Americans killed, abducted in Hamas assault (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Secretary of state tells media that Washington may announce further military aid to Israel later Sunday

  12. The Times of Israel

  13. CBS News

    U.S. working to verify reports of Americans dead or taken hostage in Israel attack, Blinken says (opens CBS News)

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    Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Herzog said he is under the impression that Americans are among those taken hostage by Hamas militants.

  14. NBC News

    Antony Blinken: U.S. is working to verify reports Americans are among the dead in Israel and being held hostage in Gaza (opens NBC News)

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    "We have reports that several Americans may be among the dead. We are very actively working to verify those reports," the U.S. secretary of state said on "Meet the Press."

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