Many Americans left trapped in Israel-Gaza war zone

  • 8 months ago
Many Americans left trapped in Israel-Gaza war zone
Three days after conflict broke out between Hamas militants and Israel, the toll has risen to approximately 1,000 missing or killed Israelis, 1,500 dead militants, and at least 11 deceased Americans.

President Joe Biden has said that some U.S. citizens remain unaccounted for, and estimates show that 130 or more people were kidnapped by Hamas, with at least one American-Israeli among them.

The FBI has issued a statement assuring that, while there is no specific threat to the U.S., the agency is working with partners in Israel to find impacted Americans there. "Reports of deceased, injured or missing Americans are being treated with the utmost urgency and aggressively investigated.
As airlines halt flights to and from the country and The State Department issues travel advisories for the region, several elected officials have said that their constituents are reaching out for help getting out.

At least five American groups traveling to Israel have found themselves stuck in a violent and destructive dispute. Here are those groups, their shelter plans and how they've planned to make it home.

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