On 7 October 2023, in the opening attacks of the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, around 70 Hamasmilitants carried out a massacre at Be'eri, an Israeli kibbutz near the Gaza Strip. At least 130 people were killed in the attack, including women, children, toddlers, and one infant, claiming the lives of 10% of the farming community's residents. Dozens of homes were also burned down