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U.S. citizens living in Israel urged U.S. President Joe Biden to do what he could to help them reunite with loved ones missing since the weekend attack that saw Islamist Hamas gunmen rampage through Israeli towns and take hostages. At a press conference, the family members shared stories of relatives who have not been heard from since Saturday, and their distress at not knowing their fate.

The last text message Rachel Goldberg received from her son Hersh Goldberg-Polin on Saturday morning was “I love you” and “I’m sorry.” Goldberg says Hirsh is believed to be among the hostages held by the terrorist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip, kidnapped after the group launched a surprise assault into Israel, infiltrating dozens of…

In a news conference in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, families of four missing Americans called on Israel and the U.S. to share any information on the efforts to locate them.

YouTube via NBC NewsAdrienne Neta, a 66-year-old native of California, was sitting on the front porch of her home in Israel speaking to her kids by phone when Hamas militants arrived without warning on Saturday.The last thing Nahar Neta heard was his mom’s screams.“It is our hope—which is a little bit ridiculous at this stage to say—but the optimistic scenario here is that she’s held hostage in Gaza and not dead on the street of the kibbutz where we grew up,&#x...

The frustrated kin of four missing Americans feared kidnapped by Hamas demanded Tuesday that President Biden tell them what is being done to help bring their loved ones back home.

A Chicago mom and daughter, a couple who died while shielding their son, and a teen from New York are feared to be among at least 14 Americans killed in Israel.

Itay Chen was last seen and heard from on Saturday near the Gaza border.

TEL AVIV — Relatives of U.S. citizens feared to have been taken hostage by Hamas urged the Biden administration Tuesday to help free their loved ones, saying they had yet to receive "formal communication" from the White House.

At least 900 people have died and more than 2,500 others have been injured in Israel after the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented incursion from air, land and sea on Saturday, Israeli authorities said. Hamas fired thousands of rockets toward Israel and an estimated 1,000 fighters crossed into the country from the neighboring Gaza Strip. Israeli officials said at least 100 civilians and soldiers have been taken hostage.

US-born Dr. Hayim Katsman (left), was killed in his home in Israel alongside a female neighbor, his mother Hannah Katsman (right) revealed Monday.