Nahal Oz attack

This article is about the attack on the kibbutz and military base in 2024. For the attack on the military base in 2014, see 2014 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
Location
Nahal Oz, Southern District, Israel
31°28′21″N 34°29′50″E / 31.47250°N 34.49722°E / 31.47250; 34.49722
Result Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad victory.[1][2][3]
Belligerents
 Hamas
 Palestinian Islamic Jihad		  Israel
Commanders and leaders
Hamas Wissam Farhat Israel Shilo Har-Even †[4]
Units involved
Hamas Shujaiya Battalion[5]
 Al-Quds Brigades[6][7]		 Israel Israeli Defence Forces
Strength
Gaza Strip 20–100+ fighters[8][2] Israel 100+ soldiers[8]
Casualties and losses
Gaza Strip Unknown Israel 66 soldiers killed[9][10]
Israel 6 soldiers missing[9][10]
Israel 6+ soldiers captured[9][10]
Israel 15 civilian fatalities[11]
Israel 8 hostages in Gaza strip[12]

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 fifteen civilians were killed.[11][13][14][15] Some soldiers and eight civilians were kidnapped and taken to the Gaza Strip.[12][2][16] The IDF claims that several dead bodies were also taken to the Gaza Strip after being killed at the base or kibbutz.

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  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. ^ Cite error: The named reference Saraya at the base was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Maj. Shilo Har-Even, 25: Golani commander with lofty political goals". The Times of Israel.
  5. ^ Julian, Hana Levi (2 December 2023). "IDF, Shin Bet Eliminate Hamas Shujaiya Battalion Commander". Jewish Press. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  6. ^ سرايا القدس تعرض مشاهد للاستيلاء على موقع ناحل عوز العسكري شرق غزة [Al-Quds Brigades show scenes of the seizure of the Nahal Oz military site east of Gaza]. Al Jazeera Arabic. 8 October 2023. Archived from the original on 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  7. ^ تحت سيطرة المقاومين.. سرايا القدس تبث لحظة الاستيلاء على موقع ناحل عوز [Saraya Al-Quds broadcasts the moment of taking over the Nahal Oz site]. www.alaraby.com. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  8. ^ a b ben Kimon, Elisha (13 October 2023). "המשחררים של נחל עוז: קציני סיירת גבעתי מדברים על התופת והגבורה בקרב". Ynet (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  9. ^ a b c "'Strange to be here without them': Soldiers who survived Oct. 7 return to Nahal Oz base". The Times of Israel. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference return was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference newdetails was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ Reporter, J. N. (10 October 2023). "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.
  15. ^ "Hamas murders Israel Hayom cameraman with wife, daughters". israelhayom.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  16. ^ 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.