US death toll in Israel-Hamas war rises to 22

The war has already claimed more than 2,200 lives on both sides

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks before boarding a plane en route to Israel (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

The number of US citizens confirmed to have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war has risen to at least 22 with at least 17 more Americans unaccounted for, the State Department has announced.

It is an increase to the death toll of 14 the day before.