Foreigners killed, missing or abducted in Hamas attack

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 900 people dead in Israel.Eighteen Thais have been killed, nine have been wounded and 11 have been taken captive, foreign affairs officials said Tuesday.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.Ten citizens of Nepal were killed in Kibbutz Alumim, one of the flashpoints of the Hamas assault, the Himalayan republic’s embassy in Tel Aviv said on Sunday.Argentina’s foreign ministry on Monday confirmed that seven of the country’s nationals were killed and 15 others were missing.Four French nationals have been killed, the French government said on Tuesday.Two Ukrainian women who had been living in Israel for years were killed, Ukraine’s foreign ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko said on Sunday.At least two Russians have been killed, the Russian embassy in Tel Aviv said.Two British men have been confirmed dead by their families. One, 20-year-old Nathanel Young, was serving in the Israeli army.The Canadian government said Monday that one Canadian had died and three others were missing.Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet said one Cambodian student was killed.Several dual German-Israeli nationals were kidnapped, a German foreign ministry source said Sunday.The Philippines ambassador to Israel said Tuesday five citizens were unaccounted for, with one of them possibly abducted.Austria’s foreign ministry said early on Tuesday that three dual Austrian-Israeli nationals who were staying in the south of Israel, independently of each other, could be among those abducted.Brazil’s foreign ministry said on Sunday that three dual Brazilian-Israeli nationals were missing after attending the festival.The Chilean foreign ministry confirmed Monday that two nationals are missing. The couple lived on a kibbutz not far from Israel’s border with Gaza.Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said that two Israeli-Italians were missing.Two Paraguayan nationals who had been living in Israel are missing, Paraguay’s government said, without giving details.The Peruvian foreign ministry said two nationals were missing, without offering any further details.Sri Lanka’s ambassador to Israel said Tuesday that two nationals, a 48-year-old man and a 49-year-old woman, were missing.Tanzania’s ambassador to Israel told AFP two Tanzanian nationals were missing.Mexico’s Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that two Mexicans, a man and a woman, had been taken hostage, without giving further details.Two Colombians who were at the Supernova festival were missing, Israel’s ambassador to Colombia said on X.Panama’s government said one of its nationals, Daryelis Denises Saez Batista, was missing.An Irish-Israeli woman has been confirmed missing by the Irish government.