Battle of Sufa
On October 7, 2023, as part of the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, a series of coordinated armed incursions into the Gaza envelope, around 30 Hamas militants attacked Kibbutz Sufa and then overran a nearby military outpost.
| Battle of Sufa | |||||||
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| Part of 2023 Israel–Hamas war | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Hamas | Israel | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades |
Israel
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| Strength | |||||||
| At least 30 | 6 armed kibbutz residents | ||||||
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.