Heavily-armed militants arrived at the settlement on motorbikes before a bloodbath started.
Be'eri, a self-sustaining farming community of 1000 residents near Gaza, was one of first places targeted by militants who breached the border early on Saturday morning, and among the hardest hit.
A bloodbath followed. Footage shows militants pulling three bodies out of a car, before stealing the vehicle and driving north. The video, which first surfaced on Telegram, was taken by a surveillance camera in Be'eri. CNN has geolocated the video to an intersection in the northeastern part of the kibbutz.Another video shows armed militants taking five Israeli civilians captive, with the bodies of four later seen lying on the ground nearby in another video verified by CNN.
Traditionally agrarian, the kibbutzim were popular in the country's early years, founded on ideals of communal living and agriculture. About 125,000 people live on them today, according to the Jewish Agency for Israel, and there are approximately 250 kibbutzim across Israel.Biden slams 'sheer evil' of Hamas attacks, confirms Americans held hostage"We thought we would need more rooms . We didn't need all the rooms," said IDF spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Hecht.
A number of other towns and settlements close to the Gaza border were also targeted in the first wave of Hamas' assault, including Ofakim, Sderot, Yad Mordechai, Kfar Aza, Yated and Kissufim. Hamas' unprecedented attack has also raised questions about the apparent failure of the Israeli military and intelligence apparatus – which the IDF has so far continued to dodge, claiming Israel is focusing first on the fight.Israel-Hamas war: What you need to know
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