BREAKING NEWS: State Department Provides Updated Count Of American Citizens Still In Gaza
State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller was asked to provide an update on American citizens and close family still in Gaza as Israeli operations intensify.
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00:00 Can you give us an update on how many Americans have been able to depart Gaza via the Rafah
00:06 gate?
00:07 How many remain?
00:08 And do you have an update on the death toll, both from the October 7th attacks and possible
00:11 deaths in Gaza?
00:13 Sure.
00:14 So with respect to the first question, around 800 American citizens, legal permanent residents,
00:21 and family members have departed through Rafah gate.
00:24 There are a little over 1,200 left, which is a higher number than we had when we announced
00:31 it last week.
00:32 One of the things that happens is we continue to identify either additional American citizens
00:36 or American citizens or permanent residents who have additional family members that they're
00:40 reporting to us that we then try to get on the list to get out of Gaza.
00:46 With respect to American citizens who have died, the number who died as a result of the
00:50 attacks of October 7th is the same as it has been.
00:56 There is one additional casualty in post-October 7th incidents that I can report out today.
01:00 There are a total of six American citizens who have died, not from the terrorist attacks
01:05 in October 7th, but in the month, month plus since.
01:11 Five who are members of the IDF and one who is a national police border officer.
01:16 Did they die in Israel or in Gaza?
01:20 Of the IDF, I believe four of them died in Gaza, one died in Northern Israel.
01:25 And any reports of Palestinian Americans?
01:28 There have been, you've heard me speak to this last week, there has been a report of
01:31 a Palestinian American who died.
01:32 We have not been able to confirm that report, going back several days now.
01:37 As you know, communications networks were down in Gaza last week, are only getting back
01:41 online now after fuel was delivered.
01:43 So we're seeking to verify that information, but haven't verified it as of yet.
01:46 Thank you.