While around 4,000 people are reported to have died in hostilities in Israel (1,400) and Gaza (2,600), the Hamas attacks across Israel did not just target Israelis.
“Around 34 other nations have either lost citizens, have citizens held hostage in Gaza, or have citizens unaccounted for – this is the real cost of those defending terrorist organisations like Hamas,” said Greg Bondar, National Director of CVA.
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The following list was compiled by Agence France Presse (AFP): (updated 18/10/23)
- United States: 31 dead, 13 missing, others abducted.
- France: 21 dead, 11 missing
- Russia: 16 dead, 8 missing
- Nepal: 10 dead, 1 missing
- Argentina: 7 dead, 15 missing
- UK: At least 7 dead, 9 missing
- Canada: 6 dead, 2 missing
- China: 4 dead, 2 missing
- Romania: 4 dead, 1 missing
- Austria: 3 dead, 2 missing
- Belarus: 3 dead, 1 missing
- Brazil: 3 dead
- Philippines: 3 dead, 3 missing
- Peru: 2 dead, 5 missing
- South Africa: 2 dead
- Australia: 1 dead
- Azerbaijan: 1 dead
- Cambodia: 1 dead
- Chile: 1 dead, 1 missing
- Colombia: 1 dead, 1 missing
- Honduras: 1 dead
- Ireland: 1 dead
- Italy: 1 dead, 2 missing
- Portugal: 1 dead, 4 missing
- Spain: 1 dead, 1 missing
- Switzerland: 1 dead
- Turkey: 1 dead, 1 missing
- Mexico: 2 hostages
- Sri Lanka: 2 missing
- Tanzania: 2 missing