Nahal Oz attack

Nahal Oz attack
	Part of the October 7 attacks
	; Buildings in the Nahal Oz kibbutz
Date	7 October 2023
Location	Nahal Oz, Southern District, Israel31°28′21″N 34°29′50″E / 31.47250°N 34.49722°E
Result	Hamas and PIJ victory
Belligerents
Palestinian Joint Operations Room Hamas; Palestinian Islamic Jihad; ;	Israel
Commanders and leaders
Wissam Farhat; Izz al-Din al-Haddad	Shilo Har-Even †; Ilan Fiorentino †
Units involved
Palestinian Joint Operations Room Al-Qassam Brigades Shuja'iyya Battalion; ; Al-Quds Brigades; ;	Israel Defense Forces Israeli Ground Forces Golani Brigade 13th Battalion; ; 98th Paratroopers Division 35th Paratroopers Brigade 890th Battalion; ; ; ; Israeli Air Force; ; Israel Police Israeli Border Police Yamam; ; ; Kibbutz Nahal Oz security team;
Strength
Military outpost:; c. 215 militants (65 first wave, 50 second wave, 100 third wave); Kibbutz:; c. 180 militants	Military outpost:; 162 soldiers (90 armed); Kibbutz: 16 security team members (4 armed); 11 Border Police officers; Maglan and Givati Brigade reinforcements
Casualties and losses
Military outpost:; 71 militants killed; Kibbutz:; c. 80 militants killed	Military outpost:; 53 soldiers killed; 10 soldiers captured; 2 Merkava tanks disabled; 1 Namer APC disabled; Nahal Oz base set on fire; Kibbutz:; 2 kibbutz security officers killed; 4 security forces personnel killed; 11 civilians killed; 8 taken hostage

The kibbutz of Nahal Oz and the adjacent military base near the northern Gaza Strip were attacked in 2023 as part of the October 7 attacks. In the attack, more than 60 Israeli soldiers and 15 civilians were killed. Some soldiers and eight civilians were kidnapped and taken to the Gaza Strip. According to the IDF, several bodies were also taken to the Gaza Strip after being killed.