2023 massacre in Israel
On 7 October 2023, in the opening attacks of the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel , Hamas militants[9] [10] [11] carried out a massacre at Be'eri , an Israeli kibbutz near the Gaza Strip .
Around 70 Hamas militants of the al-Qassam Brigades , Nuseirat Battalion, along with DFLP militants had attacked the kibbutz and at least 130 people were killed in the attack,[1] including women (such as peace activist Vivian Silver ),[12] children,[3] toddlers, and one infant,[13] [14] [15] [16] claiming the lives of 10% of the farming community's residents. Dozens of homes were also burned down.[17] This incident occurred concurrently with a series of other massacres and military engagements in multiple neighbouring Israeli communities, including Netiv haAsara , Kfar Aza , and the Rei'm music festival massacre .[18] Several newspapers described the massacre as an act of terrorism .[19] [9] [20] [21] [22]
A few early claims regarding the attack, including that twenty children had been burned to death with their hands bound, that a pregnant woman had had her belly sliced open and her fetus killed, and that two teenagers were raped, were later found to be untrue.[23]
Hostages were taken, leading to a stand-off with the Israel Defense Forces .[24] [25] Relatives of some of those killed have demanded a probe into potential deaths of some of these hostages from friendly fire , including one incident in which an Israeli tank fired at a house full of hostages.[26] [27] [28]
^ a b Shaulov, Roni; Zitun, Yoav (18 October 2023). "Charred remains of mother, son recovered 11 days after Hamas massacre" . Ynet . Retrieved 18 October 2023 .
^ https://people.com/israeli-family-of-10-kidnapped-by-hamas-exclusive-8358203 Archived 17 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 16 October 2023.
^ a b "Video shows apparent death of Israeli hostages in Hamas custody" . The Washington Post . Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023 .
^ "זעזוע בדרום: מעל 100 גופות נמצאו בקיבוץ בארי" . Srugim (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023 .
^ זיתון, יואב (9 October 2023). " "נלחמנו עם חצי כוח עד שנגמרו הכדורים": הקרבות ההירואיים של יחידת שלדג" . Ynet . Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023 – via www.ynet.co.il.
^ Lidor, Canaan (10 October 2023). "Testimonies from Be'eri massacre expose deep trauma predating Israel's creation" . The Times of Israel . Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023 .
^ Mandell, Andrea (16 October 2023). "Nightmare Phone Call Reveals Israeli Family of 10 Kidnapped by Hamas: 'Survival, That's Where We Are' (Exclusive)" . People . Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023 .
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^ a b Kierszenbaum, Quique (11 October 2023). " 'It was a pogrom': Be'eri survivors on the horrific attack by Hamas terrorists" . The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 . Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023 .
^ Macias, Amanda; Meredith, Sam; Iordache, Ruxandra. "Israel-Hamas war live updates: 22 U.S. citizens confirmed dead; Israel to form emergency government" . CNBC . Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023 .
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^ "Canadian Israeli peace activist Vivian Silver, feared to be held hostage, confirmed killed in Hamas attacks" . CBC News . 13 November 2023. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023 .
^ "Israel social security data reveals true picture of Oct 7 deaths" . 15 December 2023.
^ "עדויות תושבי העוטף ממתקפת הפתע על ישראל: "טובחים כאן בתינוקות" " . Israel Hayom (in Hebrew). 7 October 2023. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023 .
^ "המספרים נחשפים: נרצחו 13 ילדים, 31 נערים ו-25 מעל גיל 80 מתחילת המלחמה - וואלה! חדשות" . וואלה! (in Hebrew). 15 November 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024 .
^ "ynet - מלחמת 7 באוקטובר: פרטי החללים והנרצחים" . ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 3 January 2024 .
^ Tzuri, Matan; Green Shaulov, Roni; Kutub, Adam (9 October 2023). " 'After a minute, my friend was murdered in front of me' " . Ynet . Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023 .
^ "Hamas Leaves Trail of Terror in Israel" . The New York Times . 10 October 2023. ISSN 0362-4331 . Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023 .
^ Hutchinson, Bill (13 October 2023). "Israel's 'Ground Zero:' The Be'eri Kibbutz was among the bloodiest scenes of the Hamas attack" . ABC News . Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023 .
^ ToI Staff (2 November 2023). "Hundreds of soldiers waited outside Be'eri with terrorists still inside, survivor says" . The Times of Israel . Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023 .
^ "Verbatim report of proceedings - The despicable terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel, Israel's right to defend itself in line with humanitarian and international law and the humanitarian situation in Gaza (debate) - Wednesday, 18 October 2023" . www.europarl.europa.eu . Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023 .
^ " 'Isis-level savagery' by Hamas killed 11 Americans, says US" . BBC News . 9 October 2023. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023 .
^ "Hamas Committed Documented Atrocities. But a Few False Stories Feed the Deniers" . Haaretz . 4 December 2023. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023 .
^ Federman, Josef; Adwan, Issam (7 October 2023). "Hamas says it is holding dozens of Israeli soldiers captured in surprise incursion" . Jerusalem : AP News . Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023 . Hagari said militants were holding hostages in standoffs in two towns, Beeri and Ofakim, which is 15 miles (24 kilometers) from the Gaza border.
^ "CCTV Shows Hamas Militants' Attack on Kibbutz Be'eri" . www.wsj.com . Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023 .
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^ Frankel, Julia; Bernstein, Alon (11 January 2024). "Friendly fire may have killed their relatives on Oct. 7. These Israeli families want answers now" . AP News . Retrieved 12 January 2024 .