Jump to content

Kfar Aza massacre

Coordinates: 31°29′1″N 34°32′2″E / 31.48361°N 34.53389°E / 31.48361; 34.53389
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Lightningbolt1 (talk | contribs) at 20:42, 10 October 2023 (More accurate). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Kfar Aza massacre
Part of the October 2023 Gaza–Israel conflict
Kfar Aza is located in Israel
Kfar Aza
Kfar Aza
class=notpageimage|
Site of the attack in Israel
LocationKfar Aza, Southern District, Israel
Coordinates31°29′1″N 34°32′2″E / 31.48361°N 34.53389°E / 31.48361; 34.53389
Date7 October 2023; 14 months ago (2023-10-07)
Attack type
Mass shooting, mass murder, decapitation
DeathsUnknown
Perpetrator Hamas

On 7 October 2023, around 70 Hamas terrorists attacked Kfar Aza, a kibbutz about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) in the Gaza periphery.[1] The gunmen, who had broken through a wall separating the kibbutz from the Gaza Strip that morning, proceeded to massacre residents of the community.[1][2] As of 10 October 2023, soldiers are still going through the community to recover bodies.[3] The total number of civilians killed is not yet publicly known,[4] but the dead are alleged to include at least 40 children;[2][5] members of the Israel Defense Forces who had responded to the site said in an interview with I24NEWS that the corpses of 40 children had been discovered beheaded,[6][7] though the IDF told the Anadolu Agency that it could not confirm reports of beheaded babies.[8] Israeli soldiers in the town stated that several civilians had been beheaded.[9] In addition, the militants took hostages from the kibbutz.[10][11] Israeli Major General Itai Veruv described the massacre as a terror attack.[10]

Journalists have been granted access to the site, comparing it to the Bucha massacre of Ukrainians.[5][10]

Prior to the massacre, the settlement had 400 residents. It took the Israel Defense Forces two-and-a-half days to regain full control of the settlement after the initial attack.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Lubell, Maayan (10 October 2023). "Insight: How an Israeli kibbutz 'paradise' turned into hell in Hamas attack". Reuters. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b Pfeffer, Anshel (10 October 2023). "Bitterness and fury at the kibbutz where babies had their throats cut". The Times.
  3. ^ Emergui, Sal (10 October 2023). "Kfar Aza, el kibutz donde Hamas asesinó a 40 bebés". El Mundo (in Spanish).
  4. ^ Oliphant, Roland; Vasilyeva, Nataliya (10 October 2023). "Babies killed in Hamas attacks on kibbutz as death toll passes 1,000". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b Berman, Lazar (10 October 2023). "'At least 40 babies killed': Foreign reporters taken to massacre site in Kfar Aza". The Times of Israel.
  6. ^ Zedek, Nicole (10 October 2023). "'It smells of death here': Surveying the atrocities committed by Hamas in Kfar Aza". i24 News. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Hamas terrorists murdered 40 babies in kibbutz attack". Jewish News Syndicate. 10 October 2023. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  8. ^ Turgut Alp Boyraz (10 October 2023). "Israeli army says it does not have 'confirmation' about allegations that 'Hamas beheaded babies'". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Inside Kfar Aza where Hamas militants killed families in their homes". BBC News. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  10. ^ a b c Lubell, Maayan (10 October 2023). "Bodies of residents and militants lie in the grounds of ravaged Israeli kibbutz". Reuters. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  11. ^ Logan, Nick (10 October 2023). "Why Hamas took so many people hostage — and how that complicates Israel's response". CBC News.
  12. ^ Hendrix, Steve (10 October 2023). "Scenes from a massacre: Inside an Israeli town destroyed by Hamas". The Washington Post.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kfar_Aza_massacre&oldid=1179544718"