President Biden condemned the Hamas attack on Israel, calling it the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust. The number of U.S. citizens killed in the conflict rose to at least 22. Biden described the attack as an act of pure cruelty against the Jewish people during a meeting with Jewish leaders at the White House. According to the State Department, at least 17 more Americans are unaccounted for, and a few are among the hostages captured by Hamas militants in their weekend assault on Israel, which has claimed more than 2,200 lives on both sides.