Netiv HaAsara massacre
Terrorist attack in Israel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Netiv HaAsara massacre | |
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| Part of the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel | |
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 Netiv HaAsara Site of the attack in Israel | |
| Native name | הטבח בנתיב העשרה |
| Location | Netiv HaAsara, Southern District, Israel |
| Coordinates | 31°34′15″N 34°32′22″E |
| Date | 7 October 2023 |
Attack type | Mass shooting, mass murder, war crime |
| Deaths | 20 |
| Injured | 1, others unreported |
| Victims | No hostages taken |
| Perpetrator | Hamas Beit Lahia Battalion[1] |
The Netiv HaAsara massacre[2] occurred during the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel. 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 20 people,[3][4][5][6] including in some cases members of the same family. Before the massacre, the moshav was home to approximately 900 residents.[7]
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.[8]
Attack
On the morning of 7 October 2023, 35 Hamas militants infiltrated Netiv HaAsara, six of them on motorized paragliders and the rest in cars through the breached Gaza–Israel barrier.[8][9] At the time of the invasion, many residents had fled to their home's safe rooms after the initial rocket barrage at 6 AM local time.[10][11] 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.[10] Some residents were trapped in safe rooms without power.[12]
Around 7:15 AM, an Israeli combat drone attacked Palestinian gunmen near Netiv HaAsara and an Israeli air force plane targeted a tunnel.[13] The village's security team battled the attackers, and three were killed in the fighting.[10] One security officer was killed by rocket fire in a shelter, and his two children were injured.[9]
After at least six hours of the residents fighting with the Hamas gunmen, the Israel Defense Forces arrived in the moshav.[8][5] In total, twenty residents were killed.[3][4][5][6]
Aftermath
The victims of the attack are commemorated by a garden with an Israeli flag surrounded by twenty olive trees.[3][4] On 6 August 2024, the IDF announced that they had discovered the remains of Bilha Yinon, the last resident listed as missing. The remains consisted of a couple of teeth and "other circumstantial evidence."[14] Yinon was the mother of Maoz Inon, an Israeli peace activist.[15]
Survivors have criticized the Israeli government for not preventing the attack and for the lengthy response time of the IDF.[10][16][17][5] Since the massacre, most residents have been displaced from Netiv HaAsara;[18] as of October 2024, only about 100 people lived in Netiv HaAsara.[3]
In September 2024, the IDF reported that they had killed the Hamas commander who led the attack on Netiv HaAsara.[19][20][21]
See also
References
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