Nahal Oz attack

Nahal Oz attack
Part of the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel

A blood-stained home floor in the aftermath of the attack
Date7 October 2023
Location31°28′21″N 34°29′50″E / 31.47250°N 34.49722°E / 31.47250; 34.49722
Result Hamas victory[1][2]
Belligerents
 Hamas  Israel
Commanders and leaders
Hamas Wissam Farhat Israel Shilo Har-Even [3]
Units involved
Hamas Shujaiya Battalion[4] Israel Israeli Defence Forces
Strength
Hamas 20-100+ fighters[5][2] Israel 100+ soldiers[5]
Casualties and losses
Hamas Unknown Israel 66 soldiers killed[6][7]
Israel 6 soldiers missing[8][7]
Israel 6+ soldiers captured[9][7]
Israel 12+ civilian fatalities
Israel 20+ missing or captured civilians

The Nahal Oz attack was an assault on the kibbutz of Nahal Oz and the adjacent military base near the northern Gaza Strip on the morning of 7 October 2023 as part of a 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel. In the attack, more than 60 Israeli soldiers and more than a dozen kibbutz residents were killed.[10][11][12] Some soldiers and residents were kidnapped and taken to the Gaza Strip.[2][13]

  1. ^ "Hamas used toxic substance to kill Nahal Oz troops on Oct. 7, IDF probe said to show" Archived 2023-12-17 at the Wayback Machine. For Times of Israel by TOI staff, 13 Dec 2023 (posted & accessed).
  2. ^ a b c McKernan, Bethan; Kierszenbaum, Quique (9 October 2023). "'They are in my house': kibbutz survivors tell of Hamas attack". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  3. ^ https://www.timesofisrael.com/maj-shilo-har-even-25-golani-commander-with-lofty-political-goals/
  4. ^ Julian, Hana Levi (2 December 2023). "IDF, Shin Bet Eliminate Hamas Shujaiya Battalion Commander". Jewish Press. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b ben Kimon, Elisha (13 October 2023). "המשחררים של נחל עוז: קציני סיירת גבעתי מדברים על התופת והגבורה בקרב". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  6. ^ https://www.timesofisrael.com/strange-to-be-here-without-them-soldiers-who-survived-oct-7-return-to-nahal-oz-base/ . Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  7. ^ a b c Lecker, Maya. "On October 7, Sexism in Israel's Military Turned Lethal". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  8. ^ https://www.timesofisrael.com/strange-to-be-here-without-them-soldiers-who-survived-oct-7-return-to-nahal-oz-base/ . Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  9. ^ https://www.timesofisrael.com/strange-to-be-here-without-them-soldiers-who-survived-oct-7-return-to-nahal-oz-base/ . Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Yaniv Zohar, 54: News photographer and family murdered; son escaped". www.timesofisrael.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  11. ^ Reporter, J. N. "Golda Meir's nephew murdered at Kibbutz Nahal Oz". www.jewishnews.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Hamas murders Israel Hayom cameraman with wife, daughters". israelhayom.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  13. ^ חדשות (16 October 2023). "צה"ל: עדכנו את משפחותיהם של 199 חטופים". Ynet (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.

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