People attending a vigil outside Downing Street, central London, for victims and hostages of Hamas attacks, organised by The Board of Deputies of British Jews, as the death toll rises amid ongoing violence in Israel and Gaza following the attack by Hamas. Picture date: Monday October 9, 2023. (Photo by Lucy North/PA Images via Getty Images)
With Hamas vowing to execute U.S. and other hostages on live television, U.S. and Israeli officials are scrambling to figure out how many American citizens are held captive in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas is believed to hold more than 150 hostages of various nationalities, including U.S. citizens, according to Israel News Service.
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