Hundreds of foreigners were murdered, wounded or taken hostage Saturday in Hamas’s horrific terrorist attack on Israel that has also left many missing in the days since.
An electronic music festival in the southern Israeli desert, at which scores of revellers were killed, was the central initial target of Hamas before they spread to other areas moving behind rocket attacks from the West Bank fired indiscriminately into the Jewish state.
Agence France-Presse (AFP) has compiled the following list of those from outside Israel believed to number amongst the fatalities as detailed Friday.
United States: 27 dead, others abducted, missing
At least 27 US citizens have been killed, U.S. authorities said.
An unspecified number of Americans are believed to have been abducted.
“We now know that American citizens are among those being held by Hamas,” President Joe Biden said on Tuesday.
Thailand: 21 dead, 16 hostages –
Twenty-one Thais have been killed, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Thursday.
The foreign ministry said another 13 had been wounded, and 16 are thought to have been abducted.
There are approximately 30,000 Thais in Israel, most working in the agricultural sector, according to government figures.
France: 13 dead, 17 missing
Thirteen French nationals have died according to French President Emmanuel Macron.
Seventeen are missing, according to the latest foreign ministry figures, a number of whom are children according to Macron.
Nepal: 10 dead, one missing
Ten Nepali citizens were killed in Kibbutz Alumim, the Himalayan republic’s embassy in Tel Aviv said on Sunday.
Kibbutz Alumim was hosting 17 students at the time of the attack.
Argentina: Seven dead, 15 missing
Argentina’s foreign ministry confirmed that seven nationals were killed and 15 others were missing.
– Ukraine: Seven dead, nine missing –
The foreign ministry said Thursday that the number of Ukrainians killed had risen to seven, with another nine missing and nine injured.
Russia: Four dead, six missing
At least four Russian-Israelis have been killed, the Russian embassy in Tel Aviv said.
It said it had no information about any hostages but that six Russian nationals were missing.
UK: Four dead
A number of Britons have been confirmed dead by their families, and the Israeli embassy in London on Wednesday confirmed two more.
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Tuesday a “significant number” of British-Israeli dual nationals had been caught up in the fighting.
The latest count stood close to 17 dead and missing.
Austria: Three dead, two missing
Three Israeli-Austrians were killed in the attacks, authorities said. Two others remain missing.
Belarus: Three dead, one missing
The Belarusian embassy in Tel Aviv announced on Thursday that three of its citizens had died “in tragic circumstances” and another was missing.
Canada: Three dead, three missing
Three Canadians have been killed and three others remain missing, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said.
Posters of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas terrorists have been put up around London’s West End, as the war rages between Israel and Hamas. (Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
China: Three dead, two missing
China’s foreign ministry said Thursday that three Chinese nationals had been killed and two were missing.
Philippines: Three dead, three missing
The Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs said on Friday that a 49-year-old woman was killed at the music festival.
Previously authorities said a 33-year-old woman and a 42-year-old man had been killed at a kibbutz.
Three nationals remained missing.
Brazil: Two dead, one missing
The foreign ministry said Tuesday a Brazilian man and a woman had been killed.
Another Brazilian remains missing.
Peru: Two dead, three missing
Two Peruvians were killed and three are missing, the authorities said.
Australia: One dead
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Wednesday an Australian woman had been killed in the attacks.
Azerbaijan: One dead
The foreign ministry said on Wednesday one Azerbaijani national had been killed.
Cambodia: One dead
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet said one Cambodian student had been killed.
Chile: One dead, one missing
Three Israeli-Chilean nationals and one Chilean woman have been killed, the authorities confirmed on Thursday.
A kibbutz resident has been reported missing, according the foreign ministry.
Ireland: One dead
A 22-year-old Irish-Israeli woman died in the attacks, the Irish government confirmed on Wednesday.
Portugal: One dead, four missing
One Portuguese national has been killed and four are missing, Foreign Minister Gomes Cravinho said on Wednesday.
Spain: One dead
The foreign ministry said on Wednesday one Spanish citizen had been killed.
A Spaniard married to a Chilean is missing, according to Chilean authorities.
Turkey: One dead, one missing
Israel’s embassy in Turkey said on Thursday that one national had been killed and one was missing.
Germany: Several hostages
Several dual German-Israeli nationals have been kidnapped, a German foreign ministry source said on Sunday.
The mother of 22-year-old Shani Louk told news outlet Der Spiegel she had recognised her daughter in online videos showing a woman lying seemingly unconscious face down in the back of a pick-up truck in Gaza filled with armed men.
Ricarda Louk told Spiegel that her daughter had been at the nearby music festival.
Mexico: Two hostages
Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that two Mexicans, a man and a woman, had been taken hostage.
Italy: Three missing
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Thursday that three Israeli-Italians were missing.
Colombia: Two missing
Two Colombians who were at the Supernova desert festival were missing, Israel’s ambassador to Colombia said on X.
The government confirmed two Colombians were at the rave and said it was trying to help locate them.
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– Paraguay: Two missing –
Two Paraguayan nationals who had been living in Israel are missing, the government said.
Sri Lanka: Two missing
Sri Lanka’s ambassador to Israel said on Tuesday that two nationals, a 48-year-old man and a 49-year-old woman, were missing.
Tanzania: Two missing
Tanzania’s ambassador to Israel told AFP two Tanzanian nationals were missing.
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