Two Italians missing near Gaza, presumed kidnapped, says Italian minister

A married couple with dual Italian-Israeli citizenship are missing from their kibbutz near Gaza and have probably been taken hostage, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Monday. It is probable that they have been kidnapped." He did not give their names. Hamas fighters poured into southern Israel on Saturday in a surprise attack, killing hundreds of people and seizing dozens of hostages who have been taken to Gaza.

A married couple with dual Italian-Israeli citizenship are missing from their kibbutz near Gaza and have probably been taken hostage, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Monday. "They are a man and a woman, husband and wife ... and were living in the Be'eri kibbutz. They are not answering calls from their family," Tajani told state broadcaster RAI.

"We hope to find them, but at this time we don't have any other news. It is probable that they have been kidnapped." He did not give their names.

Hamas fighters poured into southern Israel on Saturday in a surprise attack, killing hundreds of people and seizing dozens of hostages who have been taken to Gaza.

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