Zikim attack

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Zikim attack
Part of the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel
Date 7 October 2023 Location Near Zikim, Southern District, Israel 31°36′28″N 34°31′18″E / 31.60778°N 34.52167°E / 31.60778; 34.52167 Result Hamas fails to capture the Zikim training base and Zikim kibbutz[1][2]
Belligerents
Hamas	Israel
Commanders and leaders
Ahmed Musa	Lt. Col. Shay Capt. Adir Abudi † First Lt. Or Moses † Col. Eitan Paz (Ashdod naval base commander)
Units involved
Al-Qassam Brigades Nukhba[3]	Israeli Defence Forces On the coast:  Israeli Navy 916th Patrol Squadron (Ashdod)[4] Snapir unit[4] 51st Battalion, Golani Brigade[5][6] At training base: Officer staff of the Tavor company, Home Front search and rescue brigade[7] At Yiftach: 77th Battalion, 7th Brigade[6] Outside kibbutz: Civilian security team
Strength
30-35 cross Israeli maritime border on boats,[5][8] 11 of whom land on beach[5][9] Dozens cross into Israel by land[6]	At training base: 14 soldiers in combat[7] 90 recruits and 30 administrative staff sheltering in place[7] At Yiftach: 5 soldiers in combat[6] Majority of garrison sheltering in place[6] On coast: 4 soldiers[6]
Casualties and losses
At sea: 2-3 boats sunk[5][8][9] At training base: 13-15 killed[10] At Yiftach: Multiple killed[6] On coast: 2-3 killed Outside kibbutz: Multiple killed[11]	At training base: 7 killed[7] 7 wounded[7] At Yiftach: 7 killed[6] Multiple wounded[6] On coast: 19 civilians killed 1 soldier killed[5][6] Outside kibbutz: 2 wounded[11]
Zikim class=notpageimage| Site of the attack in Israel

As part of the 7 October 2023 attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip, a military engagement took place near Zikim, Israel between Hamas militants and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). According to Haaretz, Hamas's goal was to capture Zikim's military training base. The Israeli navy prevented most Hamas militants from landing on the beach, although an estimated 11 militants landed. Fighting took place outside Zikim, at three military bases, and on the adjacent coastline. The garrison of the training base held out, but the other two bases were overrun, and a civilian security team prevented an incursion into the kibbutz. An estimated 19 civilian beachgoers were killed.