Nir Oz massacre

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Nir Oz massacre
Part of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
Native nameהטבח בניר עוז
LocationNir Oz, Southern District, Israel
Date7 October 2023; 7 months ago (2023-10-07)
Attack type
Mass shooting, mass murder, war crime
Perpetrator Hamas

In the 7 October 2023 surprise attack on Israel, Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip invaded the Nir Oz kibbutz in southern Israel, murdering scores of its residents, burning homes, and abducting civilians.[1] Bild reported that 20 people from the kibbutz were killed and 80 were kidnapped.[2] The Jerusalem Post also estimated that 80 people were abducted from Nir Oz.[3] An account by a veteran war correspondent reported that "around a quarter of the people of Nir Oz were assassinated, kidnapped, or injured in a very severe way. Those who survived have no place to come back to."[4] According to one report, 240 of the community's 400 residents were either missing or confirmed dead.[5][6] The surviving kibbutz members were evacuated to Eilat.[7]

Hamas militants murdered the Kedem family in their secure room at Nir Oz: Tamar Kedem Siman Tov; her husband, Yonatan (Johnny); her mother-in-law; two 6-year-old daughters, Shahar and Arbel; and son Omer, aged 4.[8] One elderly woman's murder was filmed and posted to her Facebook wall by her killers.[9] Polish-Israeli historian Alex Dancyg was among the abductees from Nir Oz.[10]

References

  1. ^ Rasgon, Adam (8 October 2023). "A Father Reckons with the Hostage-Taking of His Family in Southern Israel". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Israel – Der Horror von Nir Oz: 20 Einwohner ermordet, 80 verschleppt". bild.de (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  3. ^ Lampert, Nicole. "Nir Oz members: Our kibbutz 'woke up to a massacre, a second Holocaust'". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  4. ^ Zitser, Joshua (12 October 2023). "War correspondent says horror at Israel kibbutz reminds him of ISIS". Business Insider. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  5. ^ Kirka, Danica; Bentov, Ami (12 October 2023). "Families in Israel and abroad wait in agony for word of their loved ones taken hostage by militants". CBS 42. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Nir Oz members: Our kibbutz 'woke up to a massacre, a second Holocaust'". The Jerusalem Post. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  7. ^ Klingbail, Sivan (10 October 2023). "My Kibbutz Was Erased: I Never Imagined I'd Write This". Haaretz. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Terrorists murdered entire young family sheltering in Kibbutz Nir Oz saferoom". Times of Israel. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  9. ^ Jones, Sam (10 October 2023). "'Murdered in cold blood': stories emerge of Israelis killed at Gaza border". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Friends of historian seized by Hamas terrorists launch appeal for his return". www.thefirstnews.com. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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