US says several citizens may have been killed or captured in Israel-Hamas conflict

"We have reports that some Americans may be among the dead. We are actively working to verify those reports...We have also seen reports of hostages," Secretary of State Blinken said on an NBC program on October 8.

The US Embassy in Israel said on October 7 that the embassy was "closely monitoring" the situation and "aware that there have been casualties as a result of these incidents," according to Newsweek .

Israeli security forces on a road in southern Israel on October 8 after a series of attacks by Hamas forces from the Gaza Strip.

Also on October 8, the French Foreign Ministry said that a French citizen was killed in attacks in Israel, according to Reuters.

Earlier in the day, AFP reported that Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin confirmed that two Thai citizens were killed in violence between Israeli forces and Hamas. The Thai Foreign Ministry said that 11 Thai citizens were taken hostage during fighting in southern Israel and were likely taken to Gaza.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet also confirmed the death of a Cambodian student studying in Israel.

Early on the morning of October 7, Hamas launched a surprise joint attack on Israel, firing rockets from Gaza and sending its members across the border. Israel then launched attacks on Hamas-controlled Gaza, declaring that Israel was "at war".

By the evening of October 8, the Gaza Health Authority announced that 370 civilians had been killed and 2,200 injured in Israeli airstrikes since October 7, according to AFP.

People flee their homes on October 8 following Israeli attacks in southern Gaza.

The Israeli government said the death toll in the country after the surprise attack by Hamas has risen to more than 600, with more than 2,000 injured and more than 100 people being held as "prisoners" by Hamas. Earlier, an Israeli official said that "hundreds of terrorists" had been killed and dozens arrested in fighting with Hamas in Gaza and southern Israel, according to AP.

Meanwhile, Hamas' deputy political wing leader Saleh al-Arouri told Al Jazeera that Hamas had "killed and captured many Israeli soldiers" and that the number of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas was enough to release all Palestinian militants held in Israel, according to Newsweek .

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