Nahal Oz attack | |||||||
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Part of the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel | |||||||
A blood-stained home floor in the aftermath of the attack | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Hamas | Israel | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Wissam Farhat | Shilo Har-Even †[3] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Shujaiya Battalion[4] | Israeli Defence Forces | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
20-100+ fighters[5][2] | 100+ soldiers[5] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown |
66 soldiers killed[6][7] 6 soldiers missing[8][7] 6+ soldiers captured[9][7] | ||||||
12+ civilian fatalities 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]
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