Mass shooting, mass murder, decapitation (alleged), dismemberment, immolation
Deaths
52 confirmed deaths; 20+ missing[1]
Perpetrator
Hamas
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (National Resistance Brigades)
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Israel–Hamas war
Timeline
Outline
Engagements
Hamas-led attack on Israel
Israeli female tank crew fight
Re'im
Sderot
Sufa
Israel–Hezbollah conflict
Timeline
Israeli invasion of Gaza
Beit Hanoun
Gaza City
Jabalia
Khan Yunis
Shuja'iyya
Shuja'iyya ambush
Insurgency in the North Gaza Strip
Hamad
Rafah offensive
Israeli incursions in the West Bank
Hamas-led attack on Israel
Re'im music festival
Killing of Shani Louk
Netiv HaAsara
Alumim
Be'eri
Holit
Kfar Aza
Kissufim
Nahal Oz
Nir Oz
Nir Yitzhak
Nirim
Zikim
Israeli response
Bombing of the Gaza Strip
Refugee camps
Jabalia
31 October
Al-Fakhoora school
Al-Shati
Al-Maghazi
Schools
Al-Maghazi
Al-Falah
Palestinians evacuating Gaza
Health facilities
Al-Ahli Arab Hospital
Al-Shifa Hospital
Ambulance
Nasser Hospital siege
Church of Saint Porphyrius
Sabra mosque
Flour massacre
Attack on journalists in Lebanon
Friendly fire
IDF killing of hostages in Shuja'iyya
Other minor theaters
Red Sea crisis
Operation Prosperity Guardian
Attacks on the MV Maersk Hangzhou
Operation Poseidon Archer
Marlin Luanda missile strike
Operation Aspides
Sinking of the MV Rubymar
Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Syria, and Jordan
Iranian airstrikes in Iraq and Syria
Tower 22 drone attack
Assassination of Saleh al-Arouri
See also
Gaza humanitarian crisis
Healthcare collapse
Children
Premature babies
Famine
Hostage crisis
Prisoner exchange
Israeli blockade of Gaza
War crimes
Torture
Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel
Wider regional conflict
2023 ceasefire
Calls for a ceasefire
2024 Columbia University protests
Antisemitism
Anti-Palestinianism
Mass detentions
Misinformation
Protests
South Africa v. Israel
Qatar and the Israel–Hamas war
AI-assisted targeting
Gaza Strip mass graves
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.
The kibbutz 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. While the exact total of Israelis killed is yet unknown, as of 15 October 52 were listed as dead, and a further 20 or more were missing.[2][3]
The attack is notable for claims of brutality in the form of beheadings,[4] dismemberment, and victims having been burned alive.[5][6] Claims by Israeli media and government sources advancing that 40 babies had been decapitated went viral.[7][8][9][10] While a massacre of civilians did occur, a few of the most lurid claims, including the baby decapitations, were later found to be false.[7][11][8][12] Evidence provided by Bituah Leumi, Israel's national social security agency, showed that of the 46 civilians that were killed in Kfar Aza, the youngest was 14 years old.[13]
^"IDF: Dozens of rockets fired from Lebanon, at least nine crossed into Israeli territory". Ynetnews. 14 October 2023. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023 – via www.ynetnews.com.
^Tzuri, Matan (15 October 2023). "A quarter of the residents of Nir Oz are either dead or missing". Ynet. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
^Spencer, Richard (13 October 2023). "They came at dawn: inside the Kfar Aza kibbutz massacre". The Times. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
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^Ghert-Zand, Renee (18 October 2023). "Young couple and baby burned by terrorists in Kfar Aza home fight for their lives". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
^Oliphant, Roland (10 October 2023). "Hamas slaughtered babies and children in Kfar Aza kibbutz massacre". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
^ ab"'40 beheaded babies': Deconstructing the rumor at the heart of the information battle between Israel and Hamas". Le Monde.fr. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
^ abCite error: The named reference NBCnews was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"What we actually know about the viral report of beheaded babies in Israel". Sky News. 12 October 2023. Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
^Chance, Matthew; Greene, Richard Allen; Berlinger, Joshua (12 October 2023). "Israeli official says government cannot confirm babies were beheaded in Hamas attack". CNN. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
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^"Israeli personnel gave false information about 7 October attack crimes - report". Middle East Eye. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
^"Israel social security data reveals true picture of Oct 7 deaths". France 24. 15 December 2023. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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