US EditionKibbutz Security Squad Stopped Hamas From Taking Hostages on Oct. 7, IDF Probe Finds
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Kibbutz security squad stopped Hamas from taking hostages on Oct. 7, IDF probe finds
Fourteen soldiers and two security squad members died defending Kibbutz Sufa on October 7. Residents were evacuated from their homes only the day after the attack, and terrorists were found hiding in the nearby orchards several days afterwards
Yuval Belhasan recalls the morning of October 7 and thanks the soldiers who "fought at the outpost until the last moment." According to the commander of the readiness squad, the investigation published by the IDF did not tell the residents of the kibbutz anything new. The IDF determined that it failed in the mission to protect Kibbutz Sufa, and admitted that the activities of the Havashatz stopped the first wave of terrorists.
The IDF published this morning (Monday) the operational investigation into the battle at Kibbutz Sufa in the Gaza Envelope, after it was completed and its findings were presented to the bereaved families and the kibbutz community. The investigation determined that the IDF was competent in the mission of defending the kibbutz. However, alongside this, the readiness squad, forces of the 80th Division, the Eilat Air Force and the 190th Squadron act…
According to the IDF investigation, the Havashatz single-handedly thwarted the first wave of terrorists who infiltrated from Gaza. Later, the alert squad was joined by armed civilians and army forces who managed to repel the subsequent attacks. Two members of the alert squad were killed, one resident was murdered in his home, and no one was kidnapped. In the battles around the kibbutz, 14 soldiers were killed and 50 were wounded.
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