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Biden holds call with families of 14 Americans unaccounted for after Hamas onslaught
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
US President Joe Biden speaks on October 10, 2023, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, on the war between Israel and Hamas after the terror group launched its shock attack on Israel on Saturday. (AP/Evan Vucci)
US President Joe Biden held a call with family members of the 14 Americans still unaccounted for following the Hamas onslaught on Saturday.
Not all of those 14 Americans are believed to be hostages in Gaza, and White House National Security Council chairman John Kirby says the number of American hostages is likely “less than a handful.”
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