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{{Infobox military conflict
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Battle of Re'im
| conflict = Battle of Re'im
| partof = the [[2023 Israel–Hamas war]]
| partof = the [[Israel–Hamas war]]
| image =
| image = File:Бои за Реим.jpg
| caption =
| caption = Map of the Battle of Re'im
| date = 7 October 2023
| date = 7 October 2023
| place = [[Re'im]], [[Southern District (Israel)|Southern District]], Israel
| place = [[Re'im]], Southern District, Israel
| status = Israeli victory
| combatant1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Hamas.svg}} [[Hamas]]
| combatant1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Hamas.svg}} [[Hamas]]
| combatant2 = {{flag|Israel}}
| combatant2 = {{flag|Israel}}
| units1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Hamas.svg}} [[Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades|Al-Qassam Brigades]]
| units1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Hamas.svg}} [[Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades|Al-Qassam Brigades]]
| units2 = {{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Israel_Defense_Forces.svg}} [[Israel Defense Forces]]
| units2 = {{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Israel_Defense_Forces.svg}} [[Israel Defense Forces]]
*[[Gaza Division]]
* [[File:Logo-ugdat-gaza new.png|15px]] [[Gaza Division]]
* [[File:תג יחידת רפאים.png|15px]] [[Multidimensional Unit (IDF)|Multidimensional Unit]]<ref name="times of israel"/>
| commander1 =
| commander1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Hamas.svg}} Unknown
| commander2 = {{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Israel_Defense_Forces.svg}} [[Nimrod Aloni]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/10/07/israel-palestine-war-commander-captured-by-hamas/|title=Hamas claims to have captured senior Israeli officers as at least 50 civilians taken hostage|first=Tony|last=Diver|date=7 October 2023|work=Telegraph|access-date=7 October 2023|archive-date=7 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007160757/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/10/07/israel-palestine-war-commander-captured-by-hamas/|url-status=live}}</ref><br>{{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Israel_Defense_Forces.svg}} Col. [[Roi Levi]]{{KIA}}<br>{{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Israel_Defense_Forces.svg}} Lt.Col Sahar Makhlouf{{KIA}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/authorities-name-44-soldiers-30-police-officers-killed-in-hamas-attack/|title=Authorities name 85 soldiers, 37 police officers killed in Hamas attack|date=9 October 2023|work=Times of Israel|access-date=9 October 2023|archive-date=9 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009034619/https://www.watanserb.com/en/2023/10/08/commanders-death-marks-turning-point-in-gaza-conflict/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| commander2 = {{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Israel_Defense_Forces.svg}} [[Nimrod Aloni]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/10/07/israel-palestine-war-commander-captured-by-hamas/|title=Hamas claims to have captured senior Israeli officers as at least 50 civilians taken hostage|first=Tony|last=Diver|date=7 October 2023|work=Telegraph}}</ref><br />{{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Israel_Defense_Forces.svg}} Col. [[Roi Levy]]{{KIA}}<br>{{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Israel_Defense_Forces.svg}} Lt. Col. Sahar Makhlouf{{KIA}}<ref name="times of israel">{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/authorities-name-44-soldiers-30-police-officers-killed-in-hamas-attack/|title=Authorities name 85 soldiers, 37 police officers killed in Hamas attack|date=9 October 2023|work=Times of Israel|access-date=9 October 2023|archive-date=9 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009034619/https://www.watanserb.com/en/2023/10/08/commanders-death-marks-turning-point-in-gaza-conflict/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| casualties1 = Unknown
| casualties1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Hamas.svg}} Unknown
| casualties2 = Several soldiers were taken hostage<ref name="ani"/>
| casualties2 = {{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Israel_Defense_Forces.svg}} Unknown
| casualties3 =
| casualties3 =
| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox 2023 Israel–Hamas war}}<br>{{Campaignbox Gaza–Israel conflict}}
| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox 2023 Israel–Hamas war}}<br>{{Campaignbox Gaza–Israel conflict}}
| result =
* Hamas initially captures Re'im from Israel
* Israel regains control of Re'im<ref name="TOI"/>
}}
}}


The '''battle of Re'im''' ({{Lang-he|קרב רעים}}, {{Lang-ar|معركة رعيم}}) took place on 7 October 2023, when [[Hamas]] launched ''[[Operation Al-Aqsa Flood]]'', intitiating the [[2023 Israel–Hamas war]].<ref name="Reuters">{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Dan |title=How the Hamas attack on Israel unfolded |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/how-hamas-attack-israel-unfolded-2023-10-07/ |publisher=Reuters |access-date=7 October 2023 |date=7 October 2023 |archive-date=7 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007150408/https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/how-hamas-attack-israel-unfolded-2023-10-07/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ani">{{Cite news |date=7 October 2023 |work=ANI |title=At least 7 Nepali injured, 17 held captive by Hamas in Israel: Nepal's envoy |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/world/asia/at-least-7-nepali-injured-17-held-captive-by-hamas-in-israel-nepals-envoy20231007181710/ |access-date=7 October 2023 |archive-date=7 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007163708/https://www.aninews.in/news/world/asia/at-least-7-nepali-injured-17-held-captive-by-hamas-in-israel-nepals-envoy20231007181710/ |url-status=live}}</ref> At 10:00 am, less than five hours after Operation Al-Aqsa Flood began, fighting was reported outside of the Re'im Army Base, which is headquarters for the [[Gaza Division]].<ref name="Reuters"/> It was later reported that Hamas took control of the Re'im Army Base and had taken several Israeli soldiers captive.<ref name="ani"/> According to one report, all of the soldiers at the base were 'killed or captured'.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://worldisraelnews.com/hamas-invasion-death-toll-rises-to-350-as-israel-prepares-for-possible-second-front/| title=Hamas invasion death toll rises to 800 as Israel prepares for far more dangerous threat from north| author=David Rosenberg| publisher=World Israel News| date=October 9, 2023}}</ref> The base was reportedly the location of IDF drone and surveillance operations. Hamas reportedly posted video of dead Israeli soldiers it had killed at the base.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/10/israel-hamas-technology-failure-00120667| title=Israel and the West reckon with a high-tech failure| author=Daniella Cheslow| publisher=Politico| date=October 10, 2023}}</ref> Later in the day, [[Israel Defense Forces|Israeli Defense Forces]] regained control of the military base.<ref>{{cite web |title=Israel says it regains control of Re'im army base |url=https://defence-blog.com/israel-says-it-regains-control-of-reim-army-base/ |publisher=Defense Blog |access-date=7 October 2023 |archive-date=7 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007204208/https://defence-blog.com/israel-says-it-regains-control-of-reim-army-base/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="TOI">{{cite web |last1=Fabian |first1=Emanuel |title=IDF regains control of Re'im military base from Hamas terrorists in southern Israel |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-regains-control-of-reim-military-base-from-hamas-terrorists-in-southern-israel/ |publisher=Times of Israel |access-date=7 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007204043/https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-regains-control-of-reim-military-base-from-hamas-terrorists-in-southern-israel/ |archive-date=7 October 2023 |date=7 October 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
The '''battle of Re'im''' ({{Lang-he|קרב רעים}}, {{Lang-ar|معركة رعيم}}) took place on 7 October 2023, when [[2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel|Hamas attacked Israel]], initiating the [[Israel–Hamas war]].<ref name="Reuters">{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Dan |title=How the Hamas attack on Israel unfolded |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/how-hamas-attack-israel-unfolded-2023-10-07/ |publisher=Reuters |access-date=7 October 2023 |date=7 October 2023 |archive-date=7 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007150408/https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/how-hamas-attack-israel-unfolded-2023-10-07/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 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]].<ref name="Reuters"/> According to one report, all of the soldiers at the base were 'killed or captured'.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://worldisraelnews.com/hamas-invasion-death-toll-rises-to-350-as-israel-prepares-for-possible-second-front/| title=Hamas invasion death toll rises to 800 as Israel prepares for far more dangerous threat from north| author=David Rosenberg| publisher=World Israel News| date=October 9, 2023| access-date=20 October 2023| archive-date=16 October 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016015232/https://worldisraelnews.com/hamas-invasion-death-toll-rises-to-350-as-israel-prepares-for-possible-second-front/| url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/10/israel-hamas-technology-failure-00120667| title=Israel and the West reckon with a high-tech failure| author=Daniella Cheslow| publisher=Politico| date=October 10, 2023| access-date=20 October 2023| archive-date=17 October 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017005803/https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/10/israel-hamas-technology-failure-00120667| url-status=live}}</ref> Later in the day, [[Israel Defense Forces|Israeli Defense Forces]] regained control of the military base.<ref>{{cite web |title=Israel says it regains control of Re'im army base |url=https://defence-blog.com/israel-says-it-regains-control-of-reim-army-base/ |publisher=Defense Blog |access-date=7 October 2023 |archive-date=7 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007204208/https://defence-blog.com/israel-says-it-regains-control-of-reim-army-base/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="TOI">{{cite web |last1=Fabian |first1=Emanuel |title=IDF regains control of Re'im military base from Hamas terrorists in southern Israel |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-regains-control-of-reim-military-base-from-hamas-terrorists-in-southern-israel/ |publisher=Times of Israel |access-date=7 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007204043/https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-regains-control-of-reim-military-base-from-hamas-terrorists-in-southern-israel/ |archive-date=7 October 2023 |date=7 October 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Roi Levy]], one of the deaths during the battle
*[[Roi Levy]], one of the deaths during the battle
*[[Re'im music festival massacre]], a massacre that took place during the battle
*[[Re'im music festival massacre]], a massacre that took place nearby
* [[Outline of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war]]
* [[Outline of the Israel–Hamas war]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:17, 19 May 2024

Battle of Re'im
Part of the Israel–Hamas war

Map of the Battle of Re'im
Date7 October 2023
Location
Re'im, Southern District, Israel
Result
  • Hamas initially captures Re'im from Israel
  • Israel regains control of Re'im[1]
Belligerents
Hamas  Israel
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Nimrod Aloni[2]
Col. Roi Levy 
Lt. Col. Sahar Makhlouf [3]
Units involved
Al-Qassam Brigades

Israel Defense Forces

Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The battle of Re'im (Hebrew: קרב רעים, Arabic: معركة رعيم) took place on 7 October 2023, when Hamas attacked Israel, initiating the 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 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.[7][1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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.