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14 Nir Oz hostages were killed after October 7
BBC News··5d ago
As Israel marks three years since the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attacks, Kibbutz Nir Oz residents are weighing how to rebuild. Forty-one Nir Oz residents and foreign workers were killed, and six more who fled there from a nearby party also died. Seventy-six people from the kibbutz were kidnapped to Gaza. Fourteen hostages taken alive were later killed in captivity.
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What It Means For You
- Survivors are debating whether to leave some fire-damaged houses standing as evidence.
- The last living hostages from Nir Oz returned to Israel on October 13, 2025.
- Remains of the last deceased hostage, Amiram Cooper, returned two weeks after that.
What's Happening
- Dalit Ram Aharon said red postbox stickers mark those killed and black those taken hostage.
- An IDF investigation found the first soldiers arrived about 40 minutes after attackers left.
- Dozens of damaged one-storey homes have been torn down, leaving concrete safe rooms.
What The Kibbutz Lost
- Fourteen hostages taken alive were later killed in captivity, the BBC report said.
- An estimated 500 Palestinians joined the assault on Nir Oz, according to the account.
- The kibbutz sat about 1.6km from the Gaza border and was among the worst-hit places.
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