US state dept aware of 29 citizens dead

BY A STAFF REPORTER: Twenty-nine U.S. citizens have been killed in Hamas strikes in Israel, a State Department spokesman confirmed on Saturday. Earlier, 27 deaths were confirmed in the violence.

"The United States is aware of 15 citizens and one legal permanent resident who are missing and is working around the clock to determine their whereabouts," the spokesman said. The United States is working with the Israeli government on every aspect of the hostage crisis, including intelligence sharing. "