t was 6.30 AM on the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah. A lazy day and so most of the people in the kibbutz and others in their homes were still in their beds. Their slumber was broken by the sound of multiple explosions and firing. Palestinian militant organization Hamas launched the October 7, 2023, attack with a barrage of at least 4,300 missiles, paragliders entering Israel and thousands of fighters on board hundreds of motorcycles and cars entering Israel from south Gaza.

7,000 Hamas militants participated in attacks

According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), 6,000 Hamas militants from Gaza breached the border at 119 locations into Israel. They included 3,800 terrorists from the elite Nukhba forces and 2,200 civilians and other militants. Besides, about 1,000 Hamas militants fired

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