Alumim massacre

Alumim massacre
Part of the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel
An Izz Ad-din al-Qassam Brigades militant storming the gate of Kibbutz Alumim
Alumim class=notpageimage| Site of the attack in Israel
Native name	הטבח בעלומים
Location	Alumim, Southern District, Israel
Coordinates	31°27′6″N 34°30′49″E / 31.45167°N 34.51361°E / 31.45167; 34.51361
Date	7 October 2023; 7 months ago (2023-10-07)
Attack type	Mass shooting, mass murder, war crime
Deaths	16 or 17
Perpetrator	Hamas

On 7 October 2023, dozens of Hamas militants attacked Alumim, a kibbutz close to the border fence with the Gaza Strip, as part of the surprise attack on Israel. There were 41 Thai and Nepalese foreigners working at the kibbutz. The militants killed between 16 and 17 of these workers and kidnapped between five and eight of them. The kibbutz's security team were too far away and unable save the employees. The militants did severe structural damage to the Kibbutz’s dairy farming operation.

After heavy fighting, the security team were able to push the militants back with the help of the Israeli Defense Forces. No deaths among the remaining civilian population of the kibbutz were reported. At least two Israeli soldiers were killed by militants, while a significant number of Hamas militants were killed.