Be'eri massacre

Be'eri massacre
Part of the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel
One of the houses in Be'eri in the massacre's aftermath
Be'eri is located in the Gaza Strip
Be'eri
Be'eri
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Site of the attack in Israel
Native nameהטבח בבארי
LocationBe'eri, Southern District, Israel
Coordinates31°25′26″N 34°29′23″E / 31.42389°N 34.48972°E / 31.42389; 34.48972
Date7 October 2023; 13 months ago (2023-10-07)
Attack type
Mass shooting, mass murder, Arson, war crime
Deaths
VictimsHundreds missing[7]
Perpetrator

On 7 October 2023, in the opening attacks of the Hamas-led October 7 attacks on Israel, Hamas militants[10][11][12] carried out a massacre at Be'eri, an Israeli kibbutz near the Gaza Strip. Hundreds of Gazan militants and civilian looters attacked the kibbutz, killing and abducting civilians while facing resistance from armed residents. Israeli security forces regained control by the evening of October 8. A total of 101 Israeli civilians and 31 security personnel were killed and 32 hostages were taken from the kibbutz. At least 100 Gazan militants were also killed and 18 were captured.[1][2]

Among the civilians killed were women (such as peace activist Vivian Silver),[13] children,[5] and one infant,[14][15][16][17] claiming the lives of 10% of the farming community's residents. A total of 125 homes in the community were damaged or destroyed.[1] This incident occurred concurrently with a series of other massacres and military engagements in multiple neighbouring Israeli communities, including Netiv haAsara, Kfar Aza, and the Rei'm music festival massacre.[18] Several newspapers described the massacre as an act of terrorism,[19][10][20][21][22] with the CNN describing it as "the symbol of Hamas’ brutality."[23]

A few early claims regarding the attack, including that twenty children had been burned to death with their hands bound, that a pregnant woman had had her belly sliced open and her fetus killed, and that two teenagers were raped, were later found to be untrue.[24] Hostages were taken, leading to a stand-off with the Israel Defense Forces.[25][26] Relatives of some of those killed have demanded a probe into potential deaths of some of these hostages from friendly fire, including one incident in which an Israeli tank fired at a house full of hostages.[27][28][29]

  1. ^ a b c d e f [ https://www.timesofisrael.com/failure-and-slaughter-idfs-beeri-probe-shows-armys-colossal-errors-residents-bravery/ Archived 12 July 2024 at the Wayback Machine Failure and slaughter: IDF’s Be’eri probe shows army’s colossal errors, residents’ bravery]
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  9. ^ الانترنت, الحرية-مجلة التقدميين العرب على. "khilal bayan laha qabl qalilin.. katayib almuqawamat alwatania (quaat alshahid eumar alqasuma) aljanah aleaskarii liljabhat aldiymuqratia" خلال بيان لها قبل قليل.. كتائب المقاومة الوطنية (قوات الشهيد عمر القاسم) الجناح العسكري للجبهة الديمقراطية [During a statement a short while ago...the National Resistance Brigades (Forces of the Martyr Omar Al-Qasim), the military wing of the Democratic Front] (in Arabic). مجلة التقدميين العرب على الانترنت. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
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  13. ^ "Canadian Israeli peace activist Vivian Silver, feared to be held hostage, confirmed killed in Hamas attacks". CBC News. 13 November 2023. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Israel social security data reveals true picture of Oct 7 deaths". 15 December 2023. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
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  16. ^ "המספרים נחשפים: נרצחו 13 ילדים, 31 נערים ו-25 מעל גיל 80 מתחילת המלחמה - וואלה! חדשות". וואלה! (in Hebrew). 15 November 2023. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
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  20. ^ ToI Staff (2 November 2023). "Hundreds of soldiers waited outside Be'eri with terrorists still inside, survivor says". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  21. ^ "Verbatim report of proceedings - The despicable terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel, Israel's right to defend itself in line with humanitarian and international law and the humanitarian situation in Gaza (debate) - Wednesday, 18 October 2023". www.europarl.europa.eu. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
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  29. ^ Frankel, Julia; Bernstein, Alon (11 January 2024). "Friendly fire may have killed their relatives on Oct. 7. These Israeli families want answers now". AP News. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.