2023 massacre in Israel
On 7 October 2023, a surprise assault was launched on Israel by Hamas militants coming from the Gaza Strip . One of their targets was Nirim , a kibbutz located in the southern part of Israel, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the border with Gaza .[ 3] Five kibbutz civilians were killed,[ 4] many were injured and an unknown number of civilians were kidnapped and taken hostage to Gaza.[ 5] [ 6]
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