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Category: Terrorism, from Wikidata’s class “terrorist attack”

Nirim attack

7 October 2023 · Israel/Palestine

Part of: October 7 attacks

Wikidata classes on our event-class list: massacre, terrorist attack (all its classes: Wikidata item)

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On 7 October 2023, a surprise assault was launched on Israel by Hamas militants coming from the Gaza Strip. One of their targets was Nirim, a kibbutz located in the southern part of Israel, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the border with Gaza. Five kibbutz civilians were killed, many were injured and five civilians were kidnapped and taken hostage to Gaza.

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Nirim attack. (2026, September 20). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nirim_attack&oldid=1375928235

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“Nirim attack.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 20 Sept. 2026, en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nirim_attack&oldid=1375928235.

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Wikipedia, “Nirim attack,” last modified September 20, 2026, 23:13 (UTC), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nirim_attack&oldid=1375928235.

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