{"id":2059952,"date":"2023-10-08T17:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T21:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/multiple-americans-likely-killed-or-captured-in-hamas-assault-israel\/"},"modified":"2023-10-08T17:15:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T21:15:04","slug":"multiple-americans-likely-killed-or-captured-in-hamas-assault-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/multiple-americans-likely-killed-or-captured-in-hamas-assault-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas Attack: Americans Possibly Killed or Captured by Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmultiple-americans-likely-killed-or-captured-in-hamas-assault-israel%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2059952&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Multiple Americans Likely \u2063Killed or Captured in Hamas\u200d Assault: Israel<\/h2>\n<p>Whatever unfolds in \u200cIsrael over the days ahead in the wake of Saturday\u2019s invasion of \u2062the country by Hamas terrorists, one \u2062thing is \u2062almost certain.<\/p>\n<p>American\u200b lives\u2062 will be among \u200dthose lost, and Americans could \u200cwell be among\u200c those taken hostage.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s\u2062 going \u200bto make a bad situation \u200beven worse for the American public \u2014\u2064 and\u200c the bunglers of President Joe Biden\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2063 an interview on \u2063CNN\u2019s \u201cState of the Union,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/clips\/2023\/10\/08\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">dermer<\/a>-on-hamas-terror-attack-there-is-also-american-hostages\/&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; rel=&#8221;noopener&#8221;>Breitbart<\/a>, Israel\u2019s\u200d Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer told host Dana\u200b Bash that there were \u201cscores\u201d \u200cof hostages \u2014 including Americans \u2014 but details \u2062were scant.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI could\u2062 tell you there is also American hostages as part \u200dof the number as well. I don\u2019t\u200c want to get into a \u2062specific\u2064 number.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut these are women and children,\u201d he said. \u201cThey are\u2062 elderly. They are Holocaust survivors. This is sick. It is a savage attack.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When Bash pressed\u200b for \u2062more information,\u2062 Dermer, a former Israeli ambassador to \u2062the United States who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/worldviews\/wp\/2013\/07\/09\/meet-ron-dermer-israels-new-ambassador-to-the-u-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">born in\u200c Florida<\/a>,\u200d suggested the nature of the close\u2062 U.S.-Israeli relationship, with many citizens of Israel having American citizenship as well, makes it likely American citizens were directly victimized by the \u200bviolence.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe have a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blm-co-founder-buys-1-4-million-home-in-virtually-all-white-area-black-commentators-slam-her\/\" title=\"BLM Co-Founder Buys .4 Million Home In Virtually All-White Area. Black Commentators Slam Her.\">dual citizens<\/a> in\u2063 Israel. \u2062I suspect there are\u2064 several, but we\u2019re still \u200btrying to sort \u2064through all of all this information after this horrific\u2062 surprise attack and we\u2019ll make sure to put that information out so that the loved \u2062ones of these people who \u2062were\u200b killed and who\u2064 are held hostage, they know as quickly as possible,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And \u200don\u200b NBC\u2019s \u201cMeet the Press,\u201d Secretary of State Antony Blinkin said the State Department has \u200chad reports \u2062that Americans could be \u201camong the dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He\u200c said there have\u200b been similar reports that Americans are\u200c among the\u2064 scores of Israeli \u2063service personnel and civilians \u2064who have been captured by Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny American anywhere\u200d who\u2019s\u2064 being detained or held hostage \u2014 that\u2019s going to be a \u200dpriority \u2064for the\u2063 scope of\u200d this administration,\u201d\u200b he said.<\/p>\n<p>Well, Americans can be forgiven \u2064for skepticism when it comes to a\u2063 \u201cpriority for the \u200bscope\u201d of the Biden White House. (Just as an aside, \u201cpriority\u2063 for the scope\u201d \u200dis pretty much a meaningless phrase in \u200dnormal English. \u2062Maybe it means something pointed \u200din government-ese. But we get\u200c the point. It\u2019s going to \u200bbe important.)<\/p>\n<p>After all, this is \u200ca\u200d president who traded with Russian\u2062 President Vladimir Putin to release \u200da <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/russia-celebrates-griner-prisoner-swap-capitulation-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">known Russian arms \u200cdealer<\/a> \u2014 the kind of guy \u200bwho\u2019s\u200b known as the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-release-merchant-death-backfires-revealed-russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">merchant of death<\/a>\u201d\u200c in\u200b international circles \u2063\u2014 to get back to the United States as a celebrity sports star who checked the \u2064right Democratic demographic boxes of being\u200c a\u200b woman, black and gay. Meanwhile,\u2062 he left behind a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-usmc-vet-marks-4-year-anniversary-capture-biden-admin-flounders-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marine veteran<\/a> \u200d accused of espionage to rot in Russian prison cells.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t meant to be churlishly political at a time\u200b when \u200cIsrael, one\u2064 of the \u200dUnited \u200dStates\u2019 closest allies, is\u2064 in \u200byet \u200banother \u2064battle for its existence, but any Americans being held hostage by Hamas better hope they or their supporters can drum up enough victimization bona fides to rate the Biden administration\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s especially true considering the murderous raiders behind this invasion are Palestinian terrorists \u2014 killers in the kind of \u2063cause causes Democrats love to\u2062 celebrate at \u200cthe expense of human decency.<\/p>\n<p>Just look at the way the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/multiple-americans-likely-killed-or-captured-in-hamas-assault-israel\/\" title=\"Hamas Attack: Americans Possibly Killed or Captured by Israel\">fabled \u201csquad\u201d members managed<\/a>\u2064 to \u200ccondemn the attack but at almost the same time call for \u201cde-escalation,\u201d as though the Israeli government \u2014 already expected to tolerate pinpoint acts of \u2064terrorism on a regular basis \u2014 is supposed to let its citizens be subject to an outright \u2064act of war by a terrorist group posing as \u2062a quasi-government and do nothing about \u200bit.<\/p>\n<p>On the Israeli side, the death toll is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/israel-declares-war-first-time-50-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">at \u2063least 600<\/a> \u2063 and rising. No Israeli government would deserve to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-cfo-even-if-elected-president-again-trump-banned-from-twitter\/\" title=\"Twitter CFO: Even If Elected President Again, Trump Banned From Twitter\">hold power<\/a> if it didn\u2019t protect its people from an \u200cattack like that.<\/p>\n<p>Big-name\u2062 Democrats haven\u2019t exactly covered themselves\u2062 in glory in recent years when \u200bit comes to \u2062their treatment \u2063of the dead. When Americans,\u200c including a United \u2064States ambassador, were murdered in \u200bBenghazi,\u2064 Libya, on Sept. 11, 2012,\u200c the \u2062Barack Obama administration and its\u2062 secretary of state, Hillary\u2064 Clinton, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/fact-check-hillary-came-up-with-benghazi-video-explanation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">manufactured a lie<\/a> about an internet video no one had seen to explain their deaths.<\/p>\n<p>When Hillary Clinton\u2064 herself\u2062 was grilled on the \u200bcause of their deaths months later, she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/hillary-clinton-what-difference-point-does-it-make-nathaniel-botwinick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">infamously\u200c asked<\/a>, \u201cWhat difference, at this point, does it\u200b make?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More recently Biden infuriated Gold \u200dStar families when \u2063he was seen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gold-star-mothers-blown-away-bidens-disrespectful-treatment-beyond-disgusting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">looking \u200dat his watch<\/a> while at\u200b a ceremony for the return of the bodies of \u2063the service \u200bpersonnel who\u2062 had\u200c died during his disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan in\u200b September \u200c2021.<\/p>\n<p>None of that bodes well for Americans who have\u200b been unfortunate enough to have fallen into Hamas\u2019 hands. None of it bodes well for\u200b the families\u2062 of Americans who might have died thanks to that same murderous\u2063 crew.<\/p>\n<p>The American public deserves better than an administration that can\u2019t be trusted\u2064 to\u200d honor \u2062its \u200bdead. It deserves better than \u2063a president who can\u2019t be trusted to get American\u2064 citizens home if they\u2019ve been taken unjustly \u2063into custody by a foreign \u200dpower \u2014 especially if that foreign power isn\u2019t \u200deven\u2063 a legitimate government.<\/p>\n<p>But the \u200cBiden\u2064 administration\u200b is what the American public has at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>Any war in the \u2062Middle East is going to be bad. With\u200d Biden in the\u200d White House and Americans directly involved, as casualties or \u2064hostages, \u200bit\u2019s going to be\u2063 worse \u2014 for the United \u2062States \u2062and the world.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>A Note from Our Founder:<\/h3>\n<p><em><b>Silicon Valley and the \u200bBig\u2062 Tech\u200b tyrants have done everything\u2062 they can \u200cto put The\u2064 Western Journal \u2064out of business. Our<\/b><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"> <em><b>faithful\u200b subscribers<\/b><\/em><\/a><em><b>  have kept us going.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>If you\u2019ve never chosen to subscribe, let \u200dme be honest:<\/b><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"> <em><b>We need your \u200bhelp today<\/b><\/em><\/a><em><b>.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>I \u2063also want \u2062to send you an autographed copy of \u201cCounterpunch,\u201d which will give you a plan to\u2064 fight back for our beloved country.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>Subscribe right now<\/b><\/a><em><b>  \u2062\u2013 The Western Journal stands for truth in this \u200bdifficult time.<\/b><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Please \u200dstand \u2062with us by subscribing today.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Floyd G. Brown<\/b><\/em><em><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/em><em><b>Founder of The Western\u2063 Journal<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The \u200dpost <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/multiple-americans-likely-killed-captured-hamas-assault-israel\/\">Multiple Americans \u2064Likely \u200cKilled or Captured\u2064 in Hamas Assault: \u200cIsrael<\/a> appeared first\u200d on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What urgent\u2063 and decisive action\u200b should the Biden administration take to secure the release of American \u200chostages held\u200d by terrorists?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Spy<\/a> \u2062in exchange for\u2062 multiple American hostages. This is a \u2063president who \u2063has shown a \u2062lack \u200cof\u200c \u200curgency \u2061and\u200c \u200caction when it comes to \u200cprotecting American \u200clives\u2061 abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Now, it appears that Americans \u200chave once\u2061 again \u2063become victims of \u2062terrorism, this time at the hands of Hamas in Israel. The fact\u2062 that American hostages are \u2062\u200bwomen, children, and Holocaust survivors makes this attack even more heinous\u200c and despicable.<\/p>\n<p>It is \u2061imperative that the Biden administration \u2062take immediate and\u200c decisive action to secure\u200b the release of these Americans. \u2062The lives and well-being of American\u200d citizens must \u200bbe a top priority\u2062 for our government.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary Blinkin\u2019s words are \u200bpromising, but the American \u200dpublic has grown skeptical of promises and empty rhetoric. We need to see concrete action \u2063being taken to ensure \u2062the safety \u2063of our fellow citizens in Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, this\u200d attack highlights the \u2064importance of a\u2062 strong relationship between \u200dthe United States and \u2063Israel. With so many dual citizens\u2064 residing in\u2063 Israel, the U.S.\u200d has \u2064a vested\u2063 interest in the\u2064 security and well-being of its\u200d citizens living\u2062 overseas.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of weakening our alliance with\u2064 Israel, as some critics of the\u200d Biden administration suggest, we should\u200d be strengthening\u2064 our ties and working together to \u2064combat \u200cterrorism \u2062and protect American lives.<\/p>\n<p>The invasion by Hamas \u200c\u2062into Israel is not just an attack \u2062on one country, but a threat \u2062to global security. It is a reminder that terrorism knows no\u200b borders and can strike anywhere at any time.<\/p>\n<p>The international community must stand united \u200bagainst these\u2064 acts \u200cof terror and \u200bsupport Israel in\u2063 its efforts to defend its\u200b citizens and bring an end\u200c to this crisis. We\u200c cannot allow innocent lives to be lost and American\u2063 citizens\u200c to be held\u200b hostage.<\/p>\n<p>If the Biden administration fails to act \u200dswiftly and effectively, it will not only be\u200c a failure of leadership but\u2063 also a\u200b betrayal of \u200bthe American people\u200c who have placed their trust and safety in \u200bthe hands\u200c of our government.<\/p>\n<p>We must demand accountability and action from our elected officials. The lives of \u200cour fellow \u200cAmericans are at stake, and we cannot afford to \u200dlet politics or\u2063 incompetence get in the way of their safety and freedom.<\/p>\n<p>America \u2063needs strong \u2062and decisive leadership in times of crisis. We cannot afford \u2064to waver \u2064or falter in \u2064the face of\u200c terrorism. The lives of American citizens \u2063must always be \u200bour top priority.<\/p>\n<p>As we wait for more \u200dinformation \u2064to \u2063emerge about \u200dthe extent of American casualties \u2062and hostages in Israel, let\u2063 us pray\u2062 for the safety and \u200bswift\u2063 return of our fellow citizens. May they find strength in their darkest hour and\u2064 may justice be served to those responsible for this\u200c heinous act \u200dof violence.<\/p>\n<p>May we never \u200dforget the importance of unity, solidarity, and unwavering support for our fellow Americans, both \u200bat home and abroad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the aftermath of Hamas terrorists invading Israel, the unfolding events ahead are likely to result in American casualties and potential hostage situations. 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