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Nir Oz attack | |
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Part of the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel | |
![]() Exterior of home in kibbutz after the 7 October attack | |
Site of the attack in Israel | |
Native name | הטבח בניר עוז |
Location | Nir Oz, Southern District, Israel |
Date | 7 October 2023 |
Attack type | Mass shooting, mass murder, war crime |
Deaths | 47 dead[1] |
Injured | 76 taken hostage[1] |
Perpetrator | Hamas's Southern Khan Yunis Battalion[2][3] |
On 7 October 2023, as part of the surprise attack on Israel, Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip, led by Hamas, invaded the Nir Oz kibbutz in southern Israel. They killed scores of kibbutz residents, burned homes, and abducted civilians.[4] Over 500 Palestinian militants and civilian looters participated in the massacre.[1] A total of 47 people were killed and 76 taken hostage in the attack.[1]
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