The U.S. State Department is organizing evacuation flights to help Americans leave Israel as the conflict with Hamas intensifies. Israel is launching strikes and preparing a ground invasion of Gaza in response to Hamas' attack on Israeli civilians. The death toll has reached over 1,200 people, including at least 27 Americans, with thousands more injured. Fourteen U.S. citizens are reported missing. Experts at the United Nations have condemned the attacks and warned that Israel's actions amount to "collective punishment" and war crimes. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin are involved in addressing the situation.

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