Israel at war with Hamas as death toll rises <br /><br />The U.S. plans to move Navy ships and military aircraft closer to Israel as a show of support.<br /><br />Fighting raged into a second day after the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel, with battles continuing in the country's south and retaliatory strikes leveling buildings in Gaza.<br /><br />Several Americans are among the dead, a National Security Council spokesman confirmed.<br /><br />Some U.S. citizens were still missing after the attacks, a National Security Council official, who declined to say whether they are among the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.<br /><br />The U.S. plans to move Navy ships and military aircraft closer to Israel as a show of support, said two U.S. officials familiar with the planning.
