U.S. National Security Council confirms Americans believed to be among the dead or taken, as are British, French, German, Russian and Thai nationals; Poland to send plane to evacuate 200 citizens from Israel

Before the deadly Hamas raid that claimed the lives of at least 260 people, unsuspecting revelers were having the times of their lives, unaware of the impending disaster

Cpl. Nathaniel Young, 20 came to Israel from London, to serve in the military and was killed on the Gaza border; family and friends call out for public to attend final farewell

In Israel for a Tel Aviv economic summit when war began, Sen. Cory Booker has been safely evacuated along with his staff; 'Like many we are shaken, angered and heartbroken,' he posted on X

Michaeli, 35, a soldier in the Duvdevan unit, was killed in the Hamas attack on Saturday in Kfar Aza; he was injured 9 years ago in Operation Protective Edge, when he lost a lot of blood and continued to fight to save his friends; he received a medal of honor and a photo of him on a stretcher wrapped in the Israeli flag became one of the symbols of the operation - 'He was a patriot, always first with great humility'

Wall Street Journal report says Hamas and Hezbollah officials met with Iranian forces in Beirut in August in order to plan out heinous attack against Israel

Naama, 19, enlisted in the IDF only seven months ago and was stationed at the Zikim military base, which was overrun by Hamas; She attempted to hide as best she could, but as her final words to her loved ones show it ended tragically

CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America states unequivocally that all Jewish organizations overseas have expressed support in Israel's darkest hour; Biden sends support and hints to Hezbollah: Stay out of this