Battle of Re'im

Battle of Re'im
	Part of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
Date	7 October 2023
Location	Re'im, Southern District, Israel
Result	Israeli regains control of base
Belligerents
Hamas	Israel
Commanders and leaders
	Nimrod Aloni (POW); Col. Roi Levy †; Lt. Col. Sahar Makhlouf †
Units involved
Al-Qassam Brigades	Israel Defense Forces Gaza Division; Multidimensional Unit;
Casualties and losses
	Unknown

The battle of Re'im took place on 7 October 2023, when military wing of Hamas, the Al Qassam Brigades attacked Israel, starting the 2023 Israel–Hamas war.^[4] At 10:00 am, less than five hours after Hamas attacked, fighting was reported outside of the Re'im Army Base, which is headquarters for the Gaza Division.^[4] According to one report, all of the Israeli soldiers at the base were 'killed or captured'.^[5] The base was reportedly the location of IDF drone and surveillance operations. Hamas reportedly posted a video of dead Israeli soldiers it had killed at the base.^[6] Later in the day, Israeli Defense Forces regained control of the military base.^[1]^[7]

Related pages

Re'im music festival massacre, a massacre that took place during the battle

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Fabian, Emanuel (7 October 2023). "IDF regains control of Re'im military base from Hamas terrorists in southern Israel". Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
↑ Diver, Tony (7 October 2023). "Hamas claims to have captured senior Israeli officers as at least 50 civilians taken hostage". Telegraph.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Authorities name 85 soldiers, 37 police officers killed in Hamas attack". Times of Israel. 9 October 2023. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Williams, Dan (7 October 2023). "How the Hamas attack on Israel unfolded". Reuters. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
↑ David Rosenberg (9 October 2023). "Hamas invasion death toll rises to 800 as Israel prepares for far more dangerous threat from north". World Israel News. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
↑ Daniella Cheslow (10 October 2023). "Israel and the West reckon with a high-tech failure". Politico. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
↑ "Israel says it regains control of Re'im army base". Defense Blog. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.

[TOI-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Fabian, Emanuel (7 October 2023). "IDF regains control of Re'im military base from Hamas terrorists in southern Israel". Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.

[2] Diver, Tony (7 October 2023). "Hamas claims to have captured senior Israeli officers as at least 50 civilians taken hostage". Telegraph.

[times_of_israel-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "Authorities name 85 soldiers, 37 police officers killed in Hamas attack". Times of Israel. 9 October 2023. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.

[Reuters-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Williams, Dan (7 October 2023). "How the Hamas attack on Israel unfolded". Reuters. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.

[5] David Rosenberg (9 October 2023). "Hamas invasion death toll rises to 800 as Israel prepares for far more dangerous threat from north". World Israel News. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[6] Daniella Cheslow (10 October 2023). "Israel and the West reckon with a high-tech failure". Politico. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[7] "Israel says it regains control of Re'im army base". Defense Blog. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.

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