Mapping the Hamas slaughter: Israel unveils chilling interactive guide showing where all 1,400 victims of October 7 massacre were killed
Map uses red dots to represent the victims, and black for those taken hostage. It brings home the sheer scale of the terror attack launched by Hamas on Oct. 7
By Chris Jewers
Daily Mail
Oct 31, 2023
Israel has unveiled an interactive map (pictured) showing where all the more than 1,400 victims of the October 7 Hamas terror attack were killed
Israel has unveiled an interactive map showing where all the more than 1,400 victims of the October 7 Hamas terror attack were killed.
The map also shows the points in southern Israel where more than 240 people were kidnapped. They are currently being held hostage inside Gaza.
It also has labels showing where specific massacres occurred, such as the Re'im Music Festival Massacre, the Be'eri Massacre and the Kfar Aza Massacre, as well as the siege of Sderot which saw a two-day battle between Hamas and security forces.
Using red dots to show where an individual was killed by the Hamas terrorists and black dots to represent kidnap victims, the interactive brings home the sheer scale of the terror attack launched across southern Israel and the Gaza border region.
The dots are mostly grouped in and around the kibbutzim closest to the Gaza border, across which hundreds of Hamas fighters poured on October 7.
Israel's official X (Twitter) account shared the map with its followers on Tuesday, saying that it 'provides a comprehensive representation of the atrocities committed by Hamas on that day.' It urged people to visit the website and 'pay tribute to the victims and their families whose lives have been destroyed.'
Re'im Music Festival Massacre & the Be'eri Massacre
One of the most densely concentrated points on the map - titled 'Mapping the Massacres' - is at the site of the Re'im Music Festival Massacre, just 3 miles from the Gaza Border.
The map says in the attack, 'Hamas militants blocked all roads exiting the festival, forcing attendees to scatter across the eastern fields.'
Festival goers who attempted to leave the site in their cars were met with Hamas road blocks. The gunmen opened fire, killing drivers and passengers.
Some of the red dots are along the roads running to and from the festival site, representing where these people were killed.
But most are clustered in the fields around the site, where the revellers attempted to escape and hide from the terrorists who opened fire as they ran.
One of the most densely concentrated points on the map - titled 'Mapping the Massacres' - is at the site of the Re'im Music Festival Massacre, just 3 miles from the Gaza Border
The abandoned site of the desert music festival which was attacked by Palestinian terrorists near Kibbutz Re'im in the Negev desert is seen on October 10
Among the dozens of red dots scattered across the region is one representing Shani Louk (top-left), a 22-year-old German-Israeli woman who was kidnapped by the terrorists and on Monday tragically confirmed by her grieving family
Shani Louk's remains were found Monday, with her sister Adi voicing her 'great sorrow' as she shared news of her death on social media
Many people were hunted down and killed in the fields, while others hid.
'Those who scattered into the fields scrambled under cactus scrub and bushes, covered themselves with sand, or pretended to be dead,' the interactive says.
'They were relentlessly hunted for hours, shot at with live gunfire and rocket-propelled grenade launchers, and watched helplessly as people were killed or dragged away by armed captors.'
Among the dozens of red dots scattered across the region is one representing Shani Louk, a 22-year-old German-Israeli woman who was kidnapped by the terrorists and on Monday tragically confirmed by her grieving family.
She was 'tortured and paraded around Gaza,' according to Israel's foreign ministry.
Her remains were found Monday, with her sister Adi voicing her 'great sorrow' as she shared news of her death on social media.
Less than two miles north of the festival site is Be'eri kibbutz, the location of the Be'eri Massacre, where more than 130 residents were brutally killed by Hamas.
The map says that Israeli officials and journalists have been able to piece together the events of October 7 using WhatsApp messages and CCTV footage.
It explains that around 90 armed terrorists made their way into the community at around 6am and began executing civilians from vehicles.
Victims of the Be'eri Massacre included a British-born Lianne Sharabi and her two teenage daughters - Noiya, 16 and Yahel, 13
An Israeli flag is seen outside a destroyed home in Be'eri
The inside of a blood splattered kindergarten in Be'eri is seen in the aftermath of the attacks on the kibbutz
They then spread out into the kibbutz, killing more residents and throwing Molotov cocktails at homes, setting them on fire with people still trapped inside.
Victims of the Be'eri Massacre included a British-born born Lianne Sharabi and her two teenage daughters - Noiya, 16 and Yahel, 13.
Lianne's parents revealed on Monday that the bodies of the family were found 'all cuddled together' in their home in the kibbutz. 'Lianne was doing what a mother would do - holding her babies in her arms,' Gill and Pete Brisley told the BBC.
'A small comfort but a comfort nevertheless,' she added.
Nahal Oz, Kfar Aza and Alumim
Similar scenes unfolded simultaneously in other kibbutzim, such as Nahal Oz, Kfar Aza, Alumim - which are all less than two miles apart from each other and are also set mere miles from Gaza and directly in the path of Hamas.
Infact, Nahal Oz is less than a mile from the border fence. Roughly 100 terrorists invaded the small community, massacring its residents and killing whole families.
IDF forces arrived at the kibbutz in significant forces, leading to a 12-hour battle with Hamas gunmen. Black dots of the map show several residents were kidnapped.
The nearby Nahal Oz military base was also attacked by over 40 Hamas fighters. The map says they carried out a 'meticulously orchestrated' assault with firearms, grenades, drones, killing guards and capturing six female soldiers.
Among the victims was Nathanel Young, a 20-year-old British-Israeli soldier.
Among the victims at the Nahal Oz military was Nethanel Young, a 20-year-old British-Israeli soldier who had travelled to Israel to join the army
Young, from London, was a soldier in the 13th Battalion, according to the IDF
Personal belongings lie among the debris of a house destroyed during the October 7 attack by Hamas militants in kibbutz Kfar Aza in southern Israel near the Gaza Strip on October 18
IDF soldiers move through neighborhoods destroyed by Hamas militants after they attacked this kibbutz days earlier near the border of Gaza on October 15, 2023 in Kfar Aza
Ori Megidish, who was rescued from Gaza by IDF soldiers on Monday, was also kidnapped from the Nahal Oz military base.
In Kfar Aza, the gunmen set fire to homes to force residents inside to come out.
Omar Barak, a 24-year-old Israeli officer, said of the residents that 'many preferred to die in the fires ... than be killed by the terrorists.'
The map says over 70 Hamas terrorists stormed the kibbutz, and 'mercilessly killed and mutilated residents including about 40 children.
'The horrific scenes, which included many beheadings, were such that journalists worldwide described unparalleled levels of brutality they only thought possible in old times of pogroms,' the interactive map adds.
As Nahal Oz and Kfar Aza were attacked, so too was Kibbutz Alumim. There, the community's security team halted the terrorists' advance, but were unable to stop them from targeting foreign workers from Nepal and Thailand.
The militants were eventually 'neutralised' by IDF helicopters.
Nir Oz Massacre
Dozens were killed in Kibbutz Nir Oz, too, with the Hamas terrorists attacking people in the fields and encircling the settlement, before breaching its security perimeter.
'Armed with extensive ammunition, assault rifles, RPGs, grenades, and explosives, they launched an onslaught, decimating entire families, including the elderly and children,' the interactive map says.
Among the victims was an 80-year-old grandmother Carmela Dan and her 13-year-old autistic granddaughter Noya.
Dozens were killed in Kibbutz Nir Oz (pictured) with the Hamas terrorists attacking people in the fields and encircling the settlement, before breaching its security perimeter
Residents of the Nir Oz kibbutz fought to hold off the Hamas militants, enduring over 10 hours of fighting without outside help
Among the victims in Nir Oz was an 80-year-old grandmother Carmela Dan and her 13-year-old autistic granddaughter Noya (pictured top-left)
Yochved Lifshitz was among the people kidnapped from Nir Oz by Hamas terrorists. She was later released, and is one of only five people freed from Gaza
Among the victims was an 80-year-old grandmother Carmela Dan and her 13-year-old autistic granddaughter Noya (pictured)
Hadas Calderon is overcome by emotion in the ruins of her mother's home in Kibbutz Nir Oz, southern Israel, Monday, October 30
Their bodies were found on October 19, just days after author JK Rowling had published a photo of Noya after learning she was a Harry Potter fan.
But the map also shows that the small community had a high concentration of kidnapping victims too, perhaps higher than any other single location.
Among them was Yochved Lifshitz and Nurit Cooper, who have since been released from Gaza by Hamas - two of the just five people to have been freed.
Residents of the kibbutz fought to hold off the Hamas militants, enduring over 10 hours of fighting without outside help.
Sderot & Netiv HaAsara
Other significant clusters of red dots on the map are seen in the city of Sderot (which at its closest point is less than a mile from Gaza) and Netiv HaAsara.
Sderot was the site of an intense battle after Hamas fighters rose into the city on the back of pick up trucks and laid siege to and seize the local police station.
Home to 30,000 people, it was one of the first settlements to come under attack by the Hamas gunman, who moved through the city shortly after dawn.
They killed around 30 people in the city, including many security personnel.
Harrowing footage of the assault captured by survivors emerged days after, showing how the heavily armed assailants rode into the city and killed dozens of civilians.
Netiv HaAsara, a moshav five miles north-west, was the site of another massacre.
Hamas terrorists went house-to-house killing residents, with gunmen specifically targeting the village's rapid response team, hindering the community's defence.
At least 20 people were killed in the moshav.
Other significant clusters of red dots on the map are seen in the city of Sderot (which at its closest point is less than a mile from Gaza)
The city of Sderot was one of the first settlements to come under attack by the Hamas terrorists, who moved through the city on Saturday morning in white pick-up trucks (pictured)
In total, more than 1,400 people died on the Israeli side, mainly civilians.
In response, Israel has unleashed an unprecedented bombardment of Gaza, in which more than 8,500 Palestinians have been killed, mostly women and minors, the Gaza health ministry said on Monday.
The figure is without precedent in decades of Israeli-Palestinian violence.
Israel's military said on Monday that special forces rescued one of the estimated 240 captives seized by Palestinian militants during the wide-ranging assault. It said Private Ori Megidish, 19, was 'doing well' and had been reunited with her family.
Gaza's humanitarian crisis, meanwhile, continues to worsen.
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