There are still a number of unaccounted-for U.S. citizens, U.S. officials said, as the fighting entered its third day.
Israeli forces launched unrelenting airstrikes into the densely populated Gaza Strip on Monday with the aim of rooting out Hamas forces, Israeli Defense Forces spokesman Jonathan Conricus said Monday night local time.
"We hold, before the world, the Zionist enemy responsible for this decision. The ball is in their court from this moment," said the group's spokesman, who goes by the name Abu Obeida. Conricus said Israeli forces have regained full control of all the southern territory where there were Palestinian gunmen, three days after the initial attack from Hamas. He said 300,000 reservists have been mobilized in southern and northern Israel.
"We extend our deepest condolences to the victims and to the families of all those affected. We continue to monitor the situation closely and remain in touch with our Israeli partners and the local authorities," Miller said in an emailed statement.There are still a lot of unanswered questions regarding the status of victims and hostages."I don't know if she's alive. I don't know if she's dead. I don't know if she's hurt. I know nothing.
Hamas says Israeli airstrikes on Gaza overnight and into Monday morning killed four hostages and their captors from its military wing. The claim could not be verified.
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