Netiv HaAsara massacre
Part of the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel
Netiv HaAsara is located in the Gaza Strip
Netiv HaAsara
Netiv HaAsara
Site of the attack in Israel
Native nameהטבח בנתיב העשרה
LocationNetiv HaAsara, Southern District, Israel
Coordinates31°34′15″N 34°32′22″E / 31.57083°N 34.53944°E / 31.57083; 34.53944
Date7 October 2023 (2023-10-07)
Attack type
Mass shooting, mass murder, war crime
Deaths20+[1]
Perpetrator Hamas's Beit Lahia Battalion[2]

The Netiv HaAsara massacre 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. Before the massacre, the moshav was home to approximately 900 residents.[3]

Background

Netiv HaAsara, a moshav founded in 1982, is home to a population of 900. Following the Israeli disengagement from Gaza in 2005, Netiv HaAsara became the closest Israeli community to the Gaza Strip, situated 100 meters from the Palestinian towns of Beit Lahia and Beit Hanon. Residents in Netiv HaAsara have claimed to witness Hamas militants training.[4]

Attack

As part of the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel on the morning of 7 October, 35 Hamas militants infiltrated Netiv HaAsara, 6 on motorized paragliders and the rest in cars through the breached Israel-Gaza barrier.[4] At the time of the invasion, many residents had fled to their home's safe rooms after the initial rocket barrage at 6am local time. For the first two hours of the invasion, residents did not know that Hamas militants had entered Israeli territory due to the unavailability of power or internet access.[1] The village's rapid response team battled the attackers, and three were killed in the fighting, alongside 21 residents.[5] At some point electricity in the village went out, leaving people trapped in safe rooms without power.[6]

After six hours of the residents fighting with the invading Hamas gunmen, the Israel Defense Forces arrived in the moshav.[4]

See also

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 Sharon, Jeremy (13 October 2023). "'There was no air force, no soldiers, we were alone,' says Hamas massacre survivor". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "IDF eliminates senior Hamas commander". The Jerusalem Post. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Border town identifies at least 20 of its residents killed in Hamas attack". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 Ariel, Tal (12 October 2023). "ליל הבדולח של נתיב העשרה: הגבורה העילאית של אנשי המושב צמוד הגדר - שנתקלו ראשונים". Israel Hayom (in Hebrew). Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  5. ↑ Untrained, lacking proper arms, local security teams defended their Gaza border homes
  6. ↑ "עדויות תושבי העוטף ממתקפת הפתע על ישראל: "טובחים כאן בתינוקות" | ישראל היום". Israel Hayom (in Hebrew). 7 October 2023. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.

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