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Nahal Oz survivor reveals harrowing battle against Hamas on Oct. 7
The sole surviving combat IDF soldier told his story to N12 on Sunday about how he survived October 7 as Hamas terrorists infiltrated the base.
The sole surviving combat IDF soldier told his story to N12 on Sunday about how he survived October 7 as dozens of Hamas terrorists infiltrated the Nahal Oz military base, leaving 18 IDF soldiers defenseless and outnumbered.
Hamas's Nukhba terrorists knew where to strike. Their primary objective was the Chamal, the central operations room, which is the nerve center overseeing the sector. Inside, soldiers and operations coordinators sheltered, unable to mount a defense. As terrorists closed in, four combat soldiers - Yochai Duchan, Ibrahim Kharouba, Itay Ron, and Nimrod Eliraz - arrived to protect them.
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- Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza.
- Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Supernova music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities.
- 59 hostages remain in Gaza.
- 49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says.
- The IDF launched a ground invasion of Lebanon on September 30.
- The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire came into effect on November 27 at 4 a.m.
- Netanyahu confirmed the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire on January 17, 2025.