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Children are among the 17 British nationals feared dead or missing after the Hamas attack on Israel.<\/p>\n
The terrorist group stormed the country on Saturday, October 7, launching thousands of rocket missiles onto civilians.<\/p>\n
The previous estimate for the number of dead or missing was put at\u00a0“more than 10”.<\/p>\n
It comes as the death toll in Israel has reached 1,200, with more than 900 people killed by Israeli air strikes on Gaza.<\/p>\n
The deaths of Nathanel Young and Bernard Cowan have been confirmed.<\/p>\n
Hamas terrorists launched a surprise attack on Israel on Saturday, October 7 breaking through the Gaza border fence and overpowering the entire Israeli military garrisons.<\/p>\n
Heavily-armed Palestinian fighters stormed the bases of the Israeli army killing scores of soldiers and taking others captive.<\/p>\n
Next Hamas turned to the communities near the border striking without warning and shooting people on sight in the streets and in homes.<\/p>\n
By Tuesday, Israel said\u00a0it had recaptured the border crossing with Gaza.<\/p>\n
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