Nir Yitzhak attack

Nir Yitzhak attack
	Part of the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel
	; Kibbutz vehicles burned during the attack
Date	7 October 2023
Location	Nir Yitzhak, Southern District, Israel
Result	Palestinian victory
Belligerents
Hamas	Israel
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Unknown
Units involved
Al-Qassam Brigades Nuseirat Battalion; ;	Israeli Defence Forces; Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak security team
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	6 kibbutz security officers killed; 1 soldier killed; 2 civilians injured; 7 captured

On 7 October 2023, the Hamas Nuseirat Battalion^{[citation needed]} attacked Nir Yitzhak, a kibbutz close to the border fence with the Gaza Strip, as part of a surprise attack on Israel.

Two civilian members of the kibbutz's security team including its leader, and one IDF soldier, were known to have been killed on the day of the attack. Four other team members who were originally noted as missing and presumed abducted, were subsequently also identified as being killed on that day. This includes two whose bodies were taken to Gaza.

Seven civilian residents were taken captive. Two hostages were released before crossing into Gaza. Three were released during the 2023 Israeli–Palestinian prisoner exchange. The final two were freed by the IDF in a targeted mission Operation Golden Hand during the Rafah offensive.