President Joe Biden confirmed Americans are among those being held hostage by Hamas militants who invaded Israel over the weekend, he said Tuesday in a White House speech about the crisis.

<div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/65259d349e02c4650020588b/US-PALESTINIAN-ISRAEL-CONFLICT-POLITICS-BIDEN/960x0.jpg?fit=scale" alt="US-PALESTINIAN-ISRAEL-CONFLICT-POLITICS-BIDEN" width="100%" height="auto"></div><figcaption><fbs-accordion class="expandable" current="-1"><p class="color-body light-text">US Secretary of State Antony Blinken looks on as President Joe Biden speaks about the Palestinian <span class="plus" data-ga-track="caption expand">... [+]</span><span class="expanded-caption"> militant group Hamas' attacks on Israel in the State Dining Room of the White Houses in Washington, DC, on October 10, 2023. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)</span></p></fbs-accordion><small>AFP via Getty Images</small></figcaption>

 <div class="key-facts-element"> <p>Biden also announced the number of Americans killed in the conflict has risen to 14.</p>  </div>


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The president delivered a speech on the Israel-Hamas war from the White House on Tuesday. {ai:summary}<p>President Biden confirmed that Americans are being held hostage by Hamas militants who invaded Israel over the weekend. He also announced that the number of Americans killed in the conflict has risen to 14. #foreignaffairs</p>

Biden: Americans Are Among Hamas Hostages

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