Dozens of foreigners have been killed, injured or taken hostage during a surprise attack on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
PARIS — Dozens of foreigners have been killed, injured or taken hostage during a surprise attack on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas that has left 800 people dead, mostly Israelis.
Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said there were around 5,000 Thai laborers working in the areas hit by fighting who were being moved to safety.The United States on Monday confirmed the deaths of at least 11 US citizens and said it was "likely" that Americans were among the hostages being held by Hamas.
Four others were being treated in hospital while a search was underway for a fifth person, the embassy added.Argentina's foreign ministry on Monday confirmed that four of the country's nationals were killed and five others were missing.Two Ukrainian women who had been living in Israel for years were killed, Ukraine's foreign ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko said on Sunday.
"Based on the information we have, we consider it highly likely that some of them have been abducted", the ministry said in a statement, adding that "this number is still subject to change".At least one Russian has been killed and four others are missing, the Russian embassy in Tel Aviv announced on Monday, quoted by the Russian news agencies.Israel's ambassador to Britain said there was one 26-year-old British citizen missing, without naming the person.
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