In addition to Israelis, the Hamas attack against Israel has caused the death of citizens of several countries, such as twelve Thais, ten Nepalese, eleven Americans and four Argentines, in addition to numerous missing people, some with dual nationality. Many of these deaths or disappearances took place at the Supernova electronic music festival, which was held very close to the border with Gaza. At least 260 bodies have been recovered at the site.
According to the UN, as of the third day of the war between Israel and Hamas militias, more than 1,500 people have been killed and another 6,400 have been injured. Reports from Israel indicate that more than 900 nationals of this country and foreigners have died and that the injured exceed 2,600, while the Gaza Ministry of Health has reported the death of 687 Palestinians and more than 3,800 injured, to whom add those who have perished in combat in Israeli territory, where the army claims to have recovered 1,500 bodies of militiamen.
The number of missing or hostages remains uncertain, but it is known that there are negotiations mediated by Qatar for their release. Hamas says it is holding dozens of commanders and soldiers. For its part, Israeli media speak of at least 100 hostages, including elderly people and children. The Islamic Jihad group, independent of Hamas, has indicated that it is holding 30 hostages and will not return them until the Palestinian prisoners are freed. For its part, the Israeli army confirms the taking of hostages but has not revealed the number.
This is what is known about the foreign and dual national victims, as well as those who are still missing.
The spokesperson for the Thai Foreign Minister, Kanchana Patarachoke, said this Monday that the Embassy in Tel Aviv has received information of eighteen deaths provided by companies that employ Thais in Israel. In addition, there are eight others injured and eleven kidnapped by Hamas militiamen. Some 30,000 Thais work in Israel, mostly in the agricultural sector.
At least eleven Americans died in the Hamas attack, while the number of Americans who were taken hostage in Gaza is still unknown, US President Joe Biden has reported.
“Sadly, we know that at least eleven American citizens were among those killed, many of whom had made their second home in Israel,” Biden explained. The president also detailed that “it is likely that there are American citizens among those held by Hamas,” although he noted that authorities are still trying to confirm this.
Nepal has confirmed the deaths of ten of the eleven students reported missing in southern Israel, while four others were injured and one remains missing.
Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero said Monday that seven Argentines died during the attacks in Israel and 15 more remain missing.
Three citizens with dual Austrian-Israeli citizenship could be among those kidnapped, the Austrian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. “Three dual Austro-Israeli citizens who were recently in southern Israel independently could also be among the many international abductees. “There is currently no official confirmation,” the ministry said.
The French authorities announced on Monday the death of a second citizen of this nationality in the Palestinian militia offensive and indicated that they are working to clarify the situation of other people who are not located.
Nathaniel Young, a 20-year-old British Jew who was fighting with the Israeli Army, died in combat against Hamas militants, his family reported, while another, 26-year-old, remained missing, according to the Israeli embassy in the United Kingdom.
The Russian embassy in Israel has reported the death of a Russian citizen. “According to information received from the Israeli authorities, a Russian citizen is among the dead,” said the spokesperson for the diplomatic legation, Marina Ryazanova, quoted by the Russian press. In addition, the diplomatic representative indicated that four other Russian citizens were declared missing.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet confirmed the death of a Cambodian student in Israel.
The Canadian government has reported that one Canadian had died and three others are missing.
There are three missing people of this nationality, according to the country’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Three Brazilians with Israeli nationality were missing and another was injured (although he has already been discharged) during a music festival, Brazil reported on Sunday.
A Chilean woman is also missing after the attack, the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed this Monday. The Jewish Community of Chile association reported on social networks that Loren Garcovich, 47, was kidnapped along with her husband, a Spanish national, Iván Illaramendi.
The missing Spaniards, according to the Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares, are Maya Villalobo Sinvany, 19 years old, and Iván Illarramendi Saizar, 46 years old. The first has Spanish and Israeli nationality and she was doing military service at the Nahal Oz base—very close to the border with Gaza—when the attack took place. The second missing person is a native of Zarautz and lives in an Israeli agricultural commune just two kilometers from the strip.
The Colombian Foreign Ministry is looking for two nationals who were also at the electronic music festival.
A woman became the third Peruvian citizen reported missing, the Peruvian ambassador to Israel, Manuel Cacho-Sousa, reported this Monday. “Tonight, unfortunately, relatives of Mrs. Rufina Pereira just called us. She is a compatriot, Peruvian-Israeli, who lived here a few years ago and her family has reported her missing,” he told Canal N television.
The Peruvian Foreign Ministry reported on Sunday that two Peruvian citizens had been reported missing. Ambassador Cacho-Sousa announced that the Peruvian-Israeli doctor David Levi had disappeared after the attacks and detailed that he was in the Be’eri kibbutz. On Monday, he added that the second Peruvian’s family confirmed his disappearance but requested that his identity be kept confidential, considering that he may be a Hamas hostage.
The government of Paraguay reported on Sunday that two citizens of that country residing in Israel were missing.
The Central American country has reported the disappearance of one of its citizens.
A student with dual Chinese and Israeli nationality was kidnapped by Hamas at the aforementioned music festival, the Chinese embassy in Israel published on the Weibo social network. Another video published by the militants shows how armed men put young Noa Argamani on a motorcycle and take her away, supposedly to Gaza.
The German press has cited several cases of kidnappings or disappearances. The best known has been the case of the 22-year-old girl, who appears dead or unconscious inside a truck in a video published by the militiamen.
Two Ukrainian women who had long lived in Israel were killed, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko said.
The Irish government has confirmed the disappearance of an Irish-Israeli woman.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said two Italian-Israelis were missing. “They have not been located and they do not answer the calls,” he stated.
The Philippine Foreign Ministry said seven Filipinos are missing and cannot be contacted by phone or through their social media accounts. More than 30,000 Filipino citizens live in Israel and most work in the healthcare industry.
The Tanzanian ambassador to Israel has informed the AFP agency that two Tanzanian citizens are missing.
