Foreigners killed, abducted or missing in Hamas attack

Dozens of foreigners have been killed, injured or taken hostage during the surprise attack on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Many of the missing foreigners were at an electronic music festival in the southern Israeli desert, at which scores of revellers were killed.

Here is what we know so far:

At least 22 US citizens have been killed since Hamas militants launched their attack, against Israel, the US State Department said Wednesday, with a spokesperson extending “our deepest condolences to the victims and to the families of all those affected”.

Twenty Thais have been killed, 13 wounded and 14 are thought to have been abducted, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

There are approximately 30,000 Thais in Israel, most working in the agricultural sector, according to government figures.

More than 5,000 have asked to be repatriated, according to the foreign ministry.

France is mourning the deaths of 11 of its nationals, according to an official toll late Wednesday.

Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne early said 18 French people were missing, including “several children… probably kidnapped”, by Hamas militants.

Ten citizens of  were killed in Kibbutz Alumim, one of the flashpoints of the Hamas assault, the Himalayan republic’s embassy in Tel Aviv said on Sunday.

Four other Nepalis were being treated in hospital while a search was underway for a fifth person, the embassy added.

Kibbutz Alumim was hosting 17 students at the time of the attack.

The foreign ministry on Monday confirmed that seven of the country’s nationals had been killed and 15 others were missing.

At least four Russian-Israelis have been killed, the Russian embassy in Tel Aviv said.

It had no information about any hostages, but said six Russian nationals were missing.

Four Britons have died, including, the Israeli embassy in London confirmed, photographer Danny Darlington, 34, and Jack Marlowe, 26, who was providing security for the rave party in the desert.

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Tuesday that a “significant number” of British-Israeli dual nationals had been caught up in the fighting.

Three Canadians have been killed and three others remain missing, Foreign Minister