This town had 13 men in its security team, 6 lost their lives blocking much of the Gazan attack – JTOD

“In all, six members of Nir Yitzhak’s 13-strong local security team were killed, including its chief, Yaron Shahar, 51, and members Tal Haimi, 41, Oren Goldin, 33, Boaz Abraham, 61, Lior Rudaeff, 61, and Ofek Arazi, 28.”

Selected highlights from the IDF’s investigation:

At 6:29 a.m., Hamas launched an initial barrage of over 1,000 rockets at Israel, mostly aimed at Israeli military bases.

At 6:41 a.m., terrorists breached through the Gaza border just across from Nir Yitzhak and headed toward the kibbutz. At the same time, Maj. Chapell ordered a patrol to head for Nir Yitzhak and for the tank to head for the border.

First wave: At 7:33 a.m., the first 15 terrorists, from Hamas’s elite Nukhba force, breached into the kibbutz on foot via the main gate.

Second wave: At 9:06 a.m., a group of 25 more terrorists on a pickup truck and seven motorcycles arrived at the kibbutz.

At 9:56, terrorists from the first two waves left the kibbutz and returned to Gaza for unknown reasons.

Third wave: At 10:00 a.m., some 50 terrorists, including unaffiliated* Palestinians, entered the community. The terrorists entered 32 homes, where they looted valuables.

*Unaffiliated Palestinians in this context are Gazan residents who had not previously affiliated with either Hamas, Islamic Jihad, or any of the other terror organizations in Gaza.

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Source:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/nir-yitzhak-security-team-resisted-terrorists-on-oct-7-preventing-murderous-rampage/