U.S. National Security Council confirms Americans believed to be among the dead or taken, as are British, French, German, Russian and Thai nationals; Poland to send plane to evacuate 200 citizens from Israel

Before the deadly Hamas raid that claimed the lives of at least 260 people, unsuspecting revelers were having the times of their lives, unaware of the impending disaster

Michaeli, 35, a soldier in the Duvdevan unit, was killed in the Hamas attack on Saturday in Kfar Aza; he was injured 9 years ago in Operation Protective Edge, when he lost a lot of blood and continued to fight to save his friends; he received a medal of honor and a photo of him on a stretcher wrapped in the Israeli flag became one of the symbols of the operation - 'He was a patriot, always first with great humility'

Wall Street Journal report says Hamas and Hezbollah officials met with Iranian forces in Beirut in August in order to plan out heinous attack against Israel

Naama, 19, enlisted in the IDF only seven months ago and was stationed at the Zikim military base, which was overrun by Hamas; She attempted to hide as best she could, but as her final words to her loved ones show it ended tragically

CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America states unequivocally that all Jewish organizations overseas have expressed support in Israel's darkest hour; Biden sends support and hints to Hezbollah: Stay out of this

Amid estimates death toll will top 1,000 and with over 150 captives, Hamas launches a heavy missile barrage on the southern city; Before midnight, a missile barrage aimed at Rishon LeZion and its surrounding areas follows hundreds of launches to the south; IDF attacks hundreds of targets in Gaza and engages terrorists on Israeli soil