Nahal Oz attack

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. Some soldiers and residents were kidnapped and taken to the Gaza Strip.

Nahal Oz attack
Part of the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel
A blood-stained home floor in the aftermath of the attack
Nahal Oz
Site of the attack in Israel
Native nameהטבח בנחל עוז
LocationNahal Oz, Southern District, Israel
Coordinates31°28′21″N 34°29′50″E
Date7 October 2023 (2023-10-07)
Attack type
Mass shooting, mass murder, war crime
Deaths
  • 61+ soldiers killed
  • 7+ soldiers taken hostage
  • 12+ civilian fatalities
  • 20+ missing civilians
Perpetrator Hamas's Shujaiya Battalion
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