29 Americans now confirmed dead in Israel: State Department
Twenty-nine Americans have been confirmed dead in Israel, according to a State Department spokesperson, up from 27.
Additionally, 15 U.S. citizens and one lawful permanent resident of the U.S. are still unaccounted for, the spokesperson said.
"State Department personnel have been in contact with their families," the spokesperson said in a statement. "The U.S. government is working around the clock to determine their whereabouts and is working with the Israeli government on every aspect of the hostage crisis, including sharing intelligence and deploying experts from across the United States government to advise the Israeli government on hostage recovery efforts."
-ABC News' Shannon K. Crawford