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On 7 October 2023, Hamas and several other Palestinian militant groups launched coordinated armed incursions from the Gaza Strip into the Gaza Envelope of southern Israel, the first invasion of Israeli territory since the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. The attack coincided with the Jewish religious holiday Simchat Torah.
The Netiv HaAsara massacre[ 2] occurred during the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October 2023. Thirty-five Hamas militants, some via paragliders and most via car, attacked Netiv HaAsara, an Israeli moshav close to the border fence. The militants killed at least 20 people, including in some cases members of the same family.
A number of Qassam brigades militants infiltrated the Bedouin city of Rahat30 kilometres from Gaza, representing the furthest extent of the incursions by Palestinian militant groups on October 7. Over a month after the initial attack, two militants were arrested by Israeli police. [175] Moshav Yakhini.
This is a list of notable engagements during the Israel–Hamas war, encompassing land, naval, and air engagements, covering events which took place or began during the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel on the 7 October, events and immediately afterwards, Israel's declaration of war on 8 October, the imposition of the 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, and active operations in the Gaza Strip.
The battle of Sderot ( Hebrew: קרב שדרות; Arabic: معركة سديروت) began on 7 October 2023, when Hamas launched a large-scale surprise attack on southern Israel, [4] which was widely condemned as an act of terrorism. [5] The Israeli town of Sderot ( Hebrew: שְׂדֵרוֹת, Arabic: سديروت ), located close to the border ...
On 7 October 2023, around 70 Hamas militants attacked Kfar Aza, a kibbutz about 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) from the border with the Gaza Strip, massacring residents and abducting several hostages . Kfar Aza had more than 700 residents prior to the attack, and it took two days for the Israel Defense Forces to regain full control of the area.
On 7 October 2023, in the opening attacks of the 2023 Hamas-led attack 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.
Hamas-led armed groups committed “numerous war crimes and crimes against humanity” against civilians during the October 7 attack in southern Israel, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW ...