Nir Oz attack

Nir Oz attack
Part of the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel
Exterior of home in kibbutz after the 7 October attack
Nir Oz is located in the Gaza Strip
Nir Oz
Nir Oz
Site of the attack in Israel
Native nameהטבח בניר עוז
LocationNir Oz, Southern District, Israel
Date7 October 2023 (2023-10-07)
Attack type
Mass shooting, mass murder, war crime
Deaths47 dead[1]
Injured76 taken hostage[1]
PerpetratorHamas'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]

  1. ^ a b c d ‘Massive failure’: First troops reached Kibbutz Nir Oz 40 minutes after last terrorists left
  2. ^ Fabian, Emanuel (15 October 2023). "IDF says it killed Hamas commander who led murderous attacks on Nirim, Nir Oz". 21 November 2023. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Israel kills Hamas commanders responsible for attacks in Kibbutz Nirim, Nir Oz". Business Today. 15 October 2023. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  4. ^ Rasgon, Adam (8 October 2023). "A Father Reckons with the Hostage-Taking of His Family in Southern Israel". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.

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