Heraldo de Madrid - Foreigners killed, abducted or missing in Hamas attack

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:

- Thailand: 20 dead, 14 hostages -

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

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

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

- United States: 14 dead, others missing, abducted -

United States President Joe Biden said at the White House there were "at least 14 American citizens killed" and "we now know that American citizens are among those being held by Hamas."

- Nepal: 10 dead -

Ten citizens of Nepal 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 others were being treated in hospital while a search was under way for a fifth person, the embassy added.

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

- France: Eight dead, 20 missing -

Eight French nationals have been killed, the French government said on Tuesday, warning the death toll was likely to rise.

Twenty people remained missing and some of them had in all likelihood been abducted, it said

- Argentina: Seven dead, 15 missing -

Argentina's foreign ministry on Monday confirmed that seven of the country's nationals were killed and 15 others were missing.

- Russia: Four dead, six missing -

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

It stated that it had no information about any hostages, but that six Russian nationals were missing.

- Chile: Three dead, one missing -

Three Israelis of Chilean origin dead and one missing.

- Brazil: Two dead -

Brazil's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that two Brazilian-Israeli citizens were dead.

- Peru: Two dead, three missing -

Two Peruvians were killed and three are missing, authorities said.

- Philippines: Two dead; three missing -

The Philippines embassy in Israel said on Wednesday a 33-year-old woman and a 42-year-old man were killed in an attack on a kibbutz near the border with Gaza. Three nationals remained missing.

- UK: Two dead -

Two British men have been confirmed dead by their families. One, 20-year-old Nathanel Young, was serving in the Israeli army.

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

- Ukraine: Two dead -

Two Ukrainian women who had been living in Israel for years were killed, Ukraine's foreign ministry spokesman said on Sunday.

- Canada: One dead, Three missing -

The Canadian government said Monday that one Canadian had died and three others were missing.

- Cambodia: One dead -

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet said one Cambodian student was killed.

- Germany: Several hostages -

Several dual German-Israeli nationals were kidnapped, a German foreign ministry source said Sunday.

The mother of 22-year-old Shani Louk told news outlet Der Spiegel that she recognised her daughter in videos circulating online that show a woman in the back of a pick-up truck in Gaza filled with armed men.

Ricarda Louk told Spiegel that her daughter had been at a music festival near Gaza.

- Mexico: Two hostages -

Mexico's Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that two Mexicans, a man and a woman, had been taken hostage, without giving further details.

- Colombia: Two hostages -

Two Colombians who were at the Supernova festival were missing, Israel's ambassador to Colombia said on X.

The Colombian government confirmed that two Colombians were at the rave and said it was trying to help locate them.

- Austria: Three missing -

Austria's foreign ministry said Tuesday that three dual Austrian-Israeli nationals who were staying in the south of Israel, independently of each other, could be among those abducted.

- Italy: Two missing -

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said that two Israeli-Italians were missing.

"They have not been located and are not answering calls," he said.

- Paraguay: Two missing -

Two Paraguayan nationals who had been living in Israel are missing, Paraguay's government said, without giving details.

- Sri Lanka: Two missing -

Sri Lanka's ambassador to Israel said Tuesday that two nationals, a 48-year-old man and a 49-year-old woman, were missing.

- Tanzania: Two missing -

Tanzania's ambassador to Israel told AFP two Tanzanian nationals were missing.

- Ireland: One missing -

An Irish-Israeli woman has been confirmed missing by the Irish government.

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F.Cabrera--HdM