Battle of Sufa

Battle of Sufa
	Part of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
Date	7 October 2023
Location	Sufa, Israel31°14′14″N 34°20′29″E / 31.23722°N 34.34139°E
Result	Israel retakes the outpost
Belligerents
Hamas	Israel
Units involved
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades	Israel Israel Defense Forces Shayetet 13; 1st "Golani" Brigade (initial assault); Caracal Battalion All female Tankers; ; ;
Strength
At least 30	6 armed kibbutz residents

On 7 October 2023, as part of the Qassam Brigades-initiated 7 October attacks on Israel, a series of coordinated armed incursions into the Gaza Envelope, around 30 militants from Hamas' Qassam Brigades attacked Kibbutz Sufa and then overran a nearby military outpost.^[4]

Around 7:30am, Hamas militants motorbikes indiscriminately fired guns and rocket launchers at people on the streets before arriving at the gates of Kibbutz Sufa. Once inside the kibbutz, militants went door-to-door shooting anyone in sight, including inside people's homes at point blank range. For an estimated 6 hours, six armed residents of the kibbutz fought off the Hamas militants until the Israel Defense Forces arrived.

Three Israeli civilians were killed in the attack on the kibbutz. Twenty Hamas militants were killed, and 10 were captured by Israeli security forces.

^ ^a ^b "The Battle for Sufa Outpost: How one of Israel's elite units rescued fellow soldiers from Hamas terrorists". All Israel News. 12 October 2023. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
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^ "Why the Palestinian group Hamas launched an attack on Israel? All to know". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.

[allisrael-1] "The Battle for Sufa Outpost: How one of Israel's elite units rescued fellow soldiers from Hamas terrorists". All Israel News. 12 October 2023. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.

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[4] "Why the Palestinian group Hamas launched an attack on Israel? All to know". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.

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