
As more information becomes available about the horror that occurred as Palestinian Hamas militants launched their lethal surprise attack, more than 100 bodies have been discovered in the Israeli kibbutz Be’eri.
One of the first locations attacked and among the most struck by militants who crossed the border early on Saturday morning was Be’eri, a self-sufficient farming village of 1,000 people close to Gaza.
According to Israeli authorities and videos CNN got and verified, civilians were slain and taken captive.
Videos reveal that terrorists carrying heavy weapons rode motorcycles into Be’eri at around 7 a.m., just 30 minutes after they managed to scale Israel‘s generally sophisticated and heavily guarded border wall.
Bloodshed ensued. Three dead are pulled from a car in video footage by militants, who then seize the automobile and drive it north. The footage was recorded by a security camera in Be’eri, where it initially appeared on Telegram. The footage has been geolocated by CNN at a junction in the kibbutz’s northeastern region.
In another video, armed militants are seen kidnapping five Israeli civilians. CNN-verified footage later reveals the bodies of four of the victims nearby.
Israeli news station Channel 12 was informed by terrified locals that intruders tried to break into their homes by going door to door.
A search and rescue spokesperson informed CNN that the majority of the 107 victims found in the aftermath belonged to kibbutz inhabitants, while some were also Israeli security personnel.
The kibbutzim, or plural for kibbutz, was common in the early years of the country and was based on principles of community living and agriculture. According to the Jewish Agency for Israel, there are over 250 kibbutzim in Israel, and about 125,000 people live in them today.
On Monday, the IDF stated that Be’eri had been “very badly hit.”
“We anticipated needing additional space (to host the evacuees). Lt. Col. Richard Hecht, an IDF spokeswoman, said, “We didn’t need all the rooms.
Around the same time that Hamas militants attacked Be’eri, three kilometers to the south, a music festival called Nova saw a wave of point-blank shootings and looting by the group.
Following the discovery of more than 260 dead at the festival venue, families and international governments launched a desperate hunt for the festivalgoers because it was thought that many of the participants had been kidnapped and taken to Gaza.
In the initial wave of the Hamas attack, more cities and settlements along the Gaza border were also attacked, including Ofakim, Sderot, Yad Mordechai, Kfar Aza, Yated, and Kissufim.
According to Israeli police, up to 1,000 Hamas fighters crossed the border from Gaza. Over the weekend, when Israel launched an attack and pummeled the heavily populated region with airstrikes, the death toll rose.
According to officials, thousands of Israelis have been injured and at least 900 people have died thus far. Gaza’s Health Ministry reported on Monday that there have been 687 fatalities, including 140 children. This number is anticipated to climb as a result of Israel cutting off the Palestinian enclave’s access to fuel, food, water, and electricity.
The unprecedented offensive by Hamas has also prompted inquiries about the ostensible shortcomings of the Israeli military and intelligence system, which the IDF has so far avoided by asserting that Israel is prioritizing the battle. Hecht stated on Saturday, “We’ll talk about what happened intelligence-wise subsequently.