UPDATE
JERUSALEM - Israel increased airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and sealed it off from food, fuel and other supplies Monday in retaliation for a bloody incursion by Hamas militants, as the war’s death toll rose to nearly 1,600 on both sides. Hamas also escalated the conflict, pledging to kill captured Israelis if attacks targeted civilians without warnings. (The AP 10/10/23) Israel strikes and seals off Gaza after incursion by Hamas | AP News
UPDATE2
SECDEF: US will supply both Ukraine & Israel
The United States will supply Israel with the capabilities it needs to combat the Hamas terror group even as it supplies Ukraine with the weaponry needed to defeat Russia, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said today at NATO headquarters in Brussels. (DoD 10/12/13) Austin Says U.S. Will Supply Military Necessities to Israel, Ukraine > U.S. Department of Defense > Defense Department News
Americans held hostage: President
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden confirmed Oct. 10 that Americans are known to be among the hostages held by Hamas after its rampage over the weekend. The president delivered an emotional and angered denunciation of the terrorist attack and making it clear he expected a forceful response by Israel.
The president delivered vivid descriptions of the atrocities. He said the known number of Americans killed now stands at 14.
In the 10-minute speech, Biden warned other governments not to get into the fray to exploit the situation: “I have one word: Don’t.” (CNN 10/10/23) A White House official confirmed that at least 20 Americans are missing in Israel.
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