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| Kfar Aza massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel | |
.jpg) Kfar Aza family home after the attack | |
  Kfar Aza Site of the attack in Israel | |
| Location | Kfar Aza, Southern District, Israel |
| Coordinates | 31°29′1″N 34°32′2″E / 31.48361°N 34.53389°E |
| Date | 7 October 2023 |
Attack type | Mass shooting, mass murder, decapitation (alleged), dismemberment, immolation |
| Deaths | 62 or 79 |
| Perpetrator |  al-Qassam Brigades  National Resistance Brigades[a] |
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.
Kfar Aza had more than 700 residents prior to the attack, and it took two days for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to regain full control of the area. At least 62 residents, including a 15-year old, were killed during the attack, and a further 19 were taken hostage.[2][3][4][5]
The attack is notable for claims of brutality in the form of beheadings,[6] dismemberment, and victims having been burned alive.[7][8] Claims by Israeli media and government sources advancing that 40 babies had been decapitated went viral.[9][10][11][12] While a massacre of civilians did occur, a few of the most lurid claims, including the baby decapitations, were later found to be false.[9][13][10][14]
- ^ الانترنت, الحرية-مجلة التقدميين العرب على. خلال بيان لها قبل قليل.. كتائب المقاومة الوطنية (قوات الشهيد عمر القاسم) الجناح العسكري للجبهة الديمقراطية [During a statement a short while ago...the National Resistance Brigades (Forces of the Martyr Omar Al-Qasim), the military wing of the Democratic Front] (in Arabic). مجلة التقدميين العرب على الانترنت. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "A year after Oct. 7, Kfar Aza and Nir Oz are mostly empty, with residents in anguish". The Times of Israel. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ "Kutz family: Father, mother and three teens die in embrace". The Times of Israel. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
cbswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 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.
- ^ a b "'40 beheaded babies': Deconstructing the rumor at the heart of the information battle between Israel and Hamas". Le Monde.fr. 3 April 2024. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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NBCnewswas 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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HaaAzzwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "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.
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