{"id":110439,"date":"2024-10-04T21:40:39","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T14:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110439"},"modified":"2024-10-04T21:40:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T14:40:39","slug":"questions-for-idf-over-fall-of-israel-border-post-nahal-oz-by-hamas-on-7-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110439","title":{"rendered":"Questions for IDF over fall of Israel border post Nahal Oz by Hamas on 7 October"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 EXUng\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/d2d7\/live\/a96a79e0-81a1-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/d2d7\/live\/a96a79e0-81a1-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/d2d7\/live\/a96a79e0-81a1-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/d2d7\/live\/a96a79e0-81a1-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/d2d7\/live\/a96a79e0-81a1-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/d2d7\/live\/a96a79e0-81a1-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/d2d7\/live\/a96a79e0-81a1-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/d2d7\/live\/a96a79e0-81a1-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"BBC Graphic depiction of Hamas storming Nahal Oz on 7 October - gunman can be seen running and a base watchtower is visible\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">BBC<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">One year on from the 7 October Hamas attacks, tough questions are still being asked within Israel about the deadliest day in its history, when the country&#8217;s powerful army was caught off guard and swiftly overwhelmed.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The BBC has heard accounts given to families of what happened at one military base that guarded the border with Gaza.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The Nahal Oz base was overrun by Hamas gunmen on the morning of 7 October and more than 60 Israeli soldiers are reported to have been killed &#8211; with others taken hostage.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Israel\u2019s military is yet to publish its official inquiry into what happened there that day, but it has already briefed relatives of those killed there, and some have shared those details with the BBC.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">This is the closest we have to an official account by Israel\u2019s military of what happened on the day.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In an attempt to further piece together events, we have also spoken to survivors, seen messages from those who died, and listened to voice recordings reporting the attack as it happened, helping to build a picture of the speed and ferocity of the invasion.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The BBC has found:<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<ul class=\"sc-5c9c90b0-0 cnfHHs\">\n<li class=\"sc-8d73edac-0 ezcCTE\">Suspicious activity was spotted by many soldiers at the base before 7 October, not just the young women whose job it was to monitor border cameras<!-- --><\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-8d73edac-0 ezcCTE\">Soldiers noticed an abrupt stop to Hamas activity in the days before the attack<!-- --><\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-8d73edac-0 ezcCTE\">Many Israeli troops there were unarmed and official protocols had soldiers standing back when under attack, instead of advancing<!-- --><\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-8d73edac-0 ezcCTE\">Some surveillance equipment was either out of action or able to be destroyed by Hamas with ease<!-- --><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The details we have established raise questions &#8211; including why so few soldiers were armed at a base so close to the border, why more wasn\u2019t done to respond to the intelligence and warnings that had been received, how it took so long for reinforcements to arrive, and whether the very infrastructure of the base had left those there unprotected.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">We put our findings to the IDF, who responded to say it was in the midst of a \u201cthorough investigation into the events of October 7th, including those in Nahal Oz, and the circumstances preceding\u201d.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">___<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">On 7 October, Sharon &#8211; not her real name &#8211; began her shift at Nahal Oz, about a kilometre from the Gaza border fence, at <!-- --><b id=\"04:00\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kVRnKf\">04:00<!-- --><\/b>.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">She was part of the base\u2019s all-women military unit &#8211; known as Tatzpitaniyot in Hebrew &#8211; and their role was to study live surveillance footage captured by cameras along the fence.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The women worked in shifts in the base\u2019s war room, or Hamal, watching Gaza through a bank of monitors around the clock.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The Hamal is a windowless room protected by a solid door and blast walls, with strict security protocols.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The IDF has told families of people on the base that day that many military staff were unarmed.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Gen Israel Ziv, former head of the IDF&#8217;s Operations Division, told the BBC that during his service, there would never have been unarmed soldiers in border areas.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cIt doesn\u2019t make sense\u2026 The soldier is about the weapon,\u201d he says.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The armed staff at Nahal Oz that day included a unit of infantry soldiers from the IDF\u2019s Golani brigade.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The BBC has previously reported that the Tatzpitaniyot had noticed <!-- --><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-middle-east-67958260\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">an escalation in suspicious activity on the other side of the fence<!-- --><\/a>, but we have now established that these concerns were also shared by other soldiers at the base from different units.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 gfTVSf\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/0338\/live\/9ed50790-823a-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/0338\/live\/9ed50790-823a-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/0338\/live\/9ed50790-823a-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/0338\/live\/9ed50790-823a-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/0338\/live\/9ed50790-823a-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/0338\/live\/9ed50790-823a-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/0338\/live\/9ed50790-823a-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/0338\/live\/9ed50790-823a-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Two photos together - screengrabs from a Hamas training video showing military operations close to the border fence.\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In the days shortly before 7 October, however, things had gone quiet.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cThere was nothing and that was frightening us,\u201d one infantry soldier stationed at the base recalls.\u201cEverybody felt that something was strange. It didn\u2019t make sense.\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The IDF&#8217;s failure to grasp what was happening was down to \u201ca lot of arrogance\u201d, says Gen Ziv, the thought that \u201cHamas wouldn\u2019t attack, wouldn\u2019t dare, and that even if so, they are not capable\u201d.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cWe went to sleep on the 6th thinking there\u2019s a cat over there and we woke up on the 7th and there\u2019s a tiger.\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">At <!-- --><b id=\"05:30\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kVRnKf\">05:30<!-- --><\/b>, members of the Golani prepared to begin a jeep patrol along the Israeli side of the fence &#8211; something they did before dawn every morning. But they were then instructed by their superiors to delay the patrol and stand back because of a threat of anti-tank missiles, three of them have told the BBC.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cThere was a warning. It was forbidden to go up the route next to the fence,\u201d one recalls.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Another Golani, 21-year-old Shimon Malka, said such a warning was unusual but not unheard of, so they gave it little thought.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/02c3\/live\/f43e3810-8180-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/02c3\/live\/f43e3810-8180-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/02c3\/live\/f43e3810-8180-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/02c3\/live\/f43e3810-8180-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/02c3\/live\/f43e3810-8180-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/02c3\/live\/f43e3810-8180-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/02c3\/live\/f43e3810-8180-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/02c3\/live\/f43e3810-8180-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Selfie photo of IDF infantry soldier Shimon Malka. He has short brown hair, is wearing glasses and has a small beard on his chin. He is holding his mobile phone taking selfie in a mirror.\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">IDF infantry soldier Shimon Malka: \u201cFor us, it was just another day. I remember at 6 o\u2019clock saying we\u2019ll go back to sleep because it\u2019s Saturday.\u201d<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Gen Ziv says it is standard IDF protocol to stand people back during suspected attacks like this so they can \u201cavoid being exposed as a target\u201d. But, he says, \u201cHamas realised that and used it\u201d to their advantage.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He said the base should have been equipped with positions that the Golani could safely respond from.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cThere are very simple techniques to cover soldiers so they\u2019re under cover but they\u2019re still in a position to react, to not lose sight,\u201d he said.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">As the Golani waited away from the fence, Sharon began seeing movements among Hamas fighters. But they seemed nothing other than routine &#8211; \u201cthey also have shifts.\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 gfTVSf\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/e80b\/live\/60373e60-8198-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/e80b\/live\/60373e60-8198-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/e80b\/live\/60373e60-8198-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/e80b\/live\/60373e60-8198-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/e80b\/live\/60373e60-8198-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/e80b\/live\/60373e60-8198-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/e80b\/live\/60373e60-8198-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/e80b\/live\/60373e60-8198-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"06:20 Rocket attack\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">By <!-- --><b id=\"06:20\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kVRnKf\">06:20<!-- --><\/b> Hamas had begun shooting rockets, but again Sharon says this did not seem immediately alarming &#8211; she had experienced rocket attacks before and the base was well-shielded against them.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cIt\u2019s usually five minutes of shooting and then a break,\u201d she says.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">But this time, there was no break.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 gfTVSf\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/cb46\/live\/6fe4ea60-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/cb46\/live\/6fe4ea60-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/cb46\/live\/6fe4ea60-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/cb46\/live\/6fe4ea60-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/cb46\/live\/6fe4ea60-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/cb46\/live\/6fe4ea60-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/cb46\/live\/6fe4ea60-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/cb46\/live\/6fe4ea60-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"06:30 Hamas storm towards the fence\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">At about <!-- --><b id=\"06:30\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kVRnKf\">06:30<!-- --><\/b>, Sharon says she could see Hamas forces beginning to close in.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The Tatzpitaniyot radioed through to the ground forces to alert them.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cAll stations, four people running to the fence, copy,\u201d one of the young women announced, her voice shaking slightly. &#8220;I am identifying two armed people running to the fence, copy.\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Listen to Roni Eshel&#8217;s radio message: &#8220;I am identifying two armed people running to the fence.&#8221;  Roni later died in the 7 October attacks<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">About the same time, Shimon heard the code words for a rocket attack through his radio. His commander ordered they jump from their jeep into a Namer &#8211; a type of Israeli armoured personnel carrier &#8211; and head towards the fence.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">But he couldn\u2019t see any incursions and assumed it was just a drill.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">This so-called iron wall had long been viewed by the IDF and people across Israel as impenetrable, and yet bases along it began reporting breaches.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Each of the Tatzpitaniyot on shift at Nahal Oz witnessed between two and five breaches of the section of border fence they were responsible for monitoring, says Sharon. They watched as Hamas fighters made their way inside Israel.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Gen Ziv says the ease with which fighters had crossed the fence showed the flaws in a barrier perceived to be impenetrable.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cAs you saw, two truck-loads could come and push it. It was nothing. Even if there was a minefield of 50 or 60 metres over there, it would have delayed Hamas for a few hours.\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 gfTVSf\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/6bf7\/live\/1e1be190-8182-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/6bf7\/live\/1e1be190-8182-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/6bf7\/live\/1e1be190-8182-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/6bf7\/live\/1e1be190-8182-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/6bf7\/live\/1e1be190-8182-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/6bf7\/live\/1e1be190-8182-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/6bf7\/live\/1e1be190-8182-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/6bf7\/live\/1e1be190-8182-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Two maps of Nahal Oz base - one showing it's proximity to the border fence (770 metres) - the other showing its layout with an outer wall and two guard towers marked.\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Shortly before <!-- --><b id=\"06:40\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kVRnKf\">06:40<!-- --><\/b>, an observation post at Nahal Oz was hit and damaged by a rocket, according to IDF family briefing notes shared with the BBC.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">A sniper-sighting system was put into action from the Hamal &#8211; the nerve centre of the base &#8211; and an officer attempted to shoot remotely at gunmen trying to cross the border, the IDF told families.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Infantry officers joined the Tatzpitaniyot in the Hamal, too. Sharon remembers one commander arriving in her pyjamas.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">And then, as gunmen continued to shoot at surveillance cameras, the monitoring screens in the Hamal started to go dark.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The fact that Hamas had been operating in plain sight of these surveillance cameras, along the border in the weeks before, was tactical, says Gen Ziv, in order to \u201cnormalise things\u201d.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Just 100 metres from where the Tatzpitaniyot were working, Alroy &#8211; one of the five IDF observation balloonists on site that morning &#8211; was woken by the rockets and the sirens, his father Rafi Ben Shitrit told the BBC.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The IDF later provided details of an initial investigation to Alroy\u2019s family about what happened that day.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The balloon at Nahal Oz offered a deeper view into Gaza, and was supposed to be operational 24 hours a day.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">But on 7 October it was one of three along the border that were out of action.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/2474\/live\/5fab9470-817d-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/2474\/live\/5fab9470-817d-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/2474\/live\/5fab9470-817d-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/2474\/live\/5fab9470-817d-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/2474\/live\/5fab9470-817d-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/2474\/live\/5fab9470-817d-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/2474\/live\/5fab9470-817d-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/2474\/live\/5fab9470-817d-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Getty Images IDF observation balloon pictured in 2021. It looks like a blimp or airship with three large fins at the rear.\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">IDF observation balloon pictured in 2021<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cThe balloon in Nahal Oz didn&#8217;t work and no-one was stressed, they were told it would be fixed on Sunday,\u201d says Mr Ben Shitrit.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cThere was an atmosphere like: \u2018Hamas is deterred, even if something happens it&#8217;s a terrorist infiltration or at most a terrorist squad.\u2019\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Back at her surveillance point, Sharon carried on frantically communicating with soldiers on the ground.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cI cried and announced, simultaneously,\u201d she says.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">She remembers that the commanding officer yelled for \u201cquiet\u201d because some of the young women were losing focus amid the horror.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">At the fence, Shimon says he followed the radio directions. He still couldn\u2019t understand why the young woman\u2019s voice he was hearing sounded so panicked.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cI could feel the stress, but I couldn\u2019t see anything.\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">When his unit reached the place the Tatzpitaniyot had directed them to, they saw Hamas trucks breaking through the fence.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cThey started to shoot at us. Maybe five trucks.\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The soldiers shot back and ran over those on motorbikes.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 gfTVSf\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/b4b2\/live\/7d506e90-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/b4b2\/live\/7d506e90-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/b4b2\/live\/7d506e90-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/b4b2\/live\/7d506e90-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/b4b2\/live\/7d506e90-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/b4b2\/live\/7d506e90-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/b4b2\/live\/7d506e90-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/b4b2\/live\/7d506e90-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"07:00 Hamas reach war room\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Shortly after <!-- --><b id=\"07:00\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kVRnKf\">07:00<!-- --><\/b> came the moment everyone feared and nobody could imagine. Hamas gunmen were at the door of the Hamal.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cGet up, the terrorists are at the door,\u201d Sharon remembers being told.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The Tatzpitaniyot were ordered to abandon their positions and head to an office inside the war room.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Gen Ziv says that those higher up in the military did not put enough emphasis on defending the bases themselves, focusing instead on external patrols.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cThat was part of the whole mess because once the enemy surprised them and went into the base they were not ready. The whole thing collapsed,\u201d he says.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 gfTVSf\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/a640\/live\/8d2f8ad0-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/a640\/live\/8d2f8ad0-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/a640\/live\/8d2f8ad0-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/a640\/live\/8d2f8ad0-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/a640\/live\/8d2f8ad0-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/a640\/live\/8d2f8ad0-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/a640\/live\/8d2f8ad0-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/a640\/live\/8d2f8ad0-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"07:20 Bomb shelter attacked\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">At about <!-- --><b id=\"07:20\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kVRnKf\">07:20<!-- --><\/b> what was known as the shield &#8211; a bomb shelter outside the Hamal &#8211; was attacked.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Among those sheltering inside were some off-duty Tatzpitaniyot, who were being protected by \u201cfour female warriors\u201d, according to a WhatsApp message sent at <!-- --><b id=\"07:38\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kVRnKf\">07:38<!-- --><\/b> by one of the Tatzpitaniyot sheltering there and seen by the BBC.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">There were no further messages from her in the group.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The IDF told families that these \u201cfemale warriors\u201d were the only armed people hiding in the shelter &#8211; and they kept Hamas fighters at bay with their gunfire until a grenade explosion killed one of the commanders and injured others inside.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">At this point, about 10 of the soldiers managed to escape the shelter and locked themselves in the accommodation barracks. Everyone else in the shield was either killed or captured by Hamas.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Shimon and his commander headed back to the base, but they still weren\u2019t aware of the scale of what was happening.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The IDF would later brief the family of one of those killed at Nahal Oz that the attack on the base was begun by drone strikes, and action by 70 fighters from four directions, and that scores more joined as the morning went on.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/0c86\/live\/bd8c7e70-823a-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/0c86\/live\/bd8c7e70-823a-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/0c86\/live\/bd8c7e70-823a-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/0c86\/live\/bd8c7e70-823a-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/0c86\/live\/bd8c7e70-823a-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/0c86\/live\/bd8c7e70-823a-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/0c86\/live\/bd8c7e70-823a-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/0c86\/live\/bd8c7e70-823a-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Telegram Two aerial images of a Hamas drone strike targeting vehicles inside the base. In the top one, the explosive device can be seen falling in the air. In the bottom one, it is the start of the moment of impact on a vehicle\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Telegram<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Hamas drone strike targets vehicles inside the base.<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Up and down the Gaza Strip, thousands crossed into Israeli territory.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">On his way back to base Shimon says he began to comprehend the scale of the attack.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cWhen we got to the base, everything was burned,\u201d he says.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In the office inside the Hamal, Sharon says the group of about 20 soldiers tried to calm each other down.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Meanwhile, they made repeated attempts to call for more support.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cI guess [someone] said something like \u2018There\u2019s no backup, no-one can come,\u2019 and I remember my officer said \u2018We don\u2019t need backup, we need rescue.\u2019\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 gfTVSf\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/7a9c\/live\/9a66b890-8198-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/7a9c\/live\/9a66b890-8198-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/7a9c\/live\/9a66b890-8198-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/7a9c\/live\/9a66b890-8198-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/7a9c\/live\/9a66b890-8198-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/7a9c\/live\/9a66b890-8198-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/7a9c\/live\/9a66b890-8198-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/7a9c\/live\/9a66b890-8198-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.png.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"08:00 Israeli drone arrives\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Shortly before <!-- --><b id=\"08:00\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kVRnKf\">08:00<!-- --><\/b> an Israeli drone, known as a Zik, arrived, but it had difficulty distinguishing between Israeli soldiers and Hamas, according to the IDF account, which meant it was slower to attack its intended targets.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">At about the same time, an attack began on the Hamal, with lots of shooting. Those armed fought at the doors of the building to prevent Hamas from getting inside. The fighting continued for about four hours.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Meanwhile, Shimon says he and other soldiers fighting at the base were completely outnumbered. There was no sign of reinforcements.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cIt was all vague.\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">At about <!-- --><b id=\"09:00\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kVRnKf\">09:00<!-- --><\/b>, the Golani headed to the base\u2019s dining room where the Tatzpitaniyot had told them most of the gunmen were hiding.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Relatives would later be told by the IDF that there were 150 gunmen to every 25 combat soldiers entering Nahal Oz that day.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cWhat Hamas was doing that morning was swarming,\u201d says Gen Ziv.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cThere were over 70 different breaches\u2026 over 3,000 terrorists\u2026 They knew they didn\u2019t have the quality so they had to go quantity.\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">A video, which Israeli media reports was filmed around this time, shows young surveillance officers at Nahal Oz, who had been captured by armed Hamas.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cYou dogs, we will step on you,\u201d one man is heard saying as the women\u2019s hands are tied, their faces against the wall.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Dr Ayelet Levy&#8217;s daughter Naama was taken hostage from Nahal Oz by Hamas. &#8220;My daughter is a very strong girl,&#8221; she says<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Nineteen-year-old Naama Levy, who had only started at the base the previous day, pleads that she has \u201cfriends in Palestine\u201d, her face covered in blood.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The footage shows the women being dragged into a waiting vehicle and driven away.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">It is devastating for Naama\u2019s mother to watch. \u201cThe wounds, the blood, what she was saying, what the terrorists were saying to them, the horror of those moments,\u201d says Dr Ayelet Levy.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Gen Ziv says the Tatzpitaniyot at Nahal Oz \u201cwere amazing &#8211; the mistake was the system, the commanders, not them\u201d.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 gfTVSf\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/57fb\/live\/a6e45a50-8198-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.png.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/57fb\/live\/a6e45a50-8198-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.png.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/57fb\/live\/a6e45a50-8198-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.png.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/57fb\/live\/a6e45a50-8198-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.png.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/57fb\/live\/a6e45a50-8198-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.png.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/57fb\/live\/a6e45a50-8198-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.png.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/57fb\/live\/a6e45a50-8198-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.png.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/57fb\/live\/a6e45a50-8198-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.png.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"09:45 Israeli helicopter arrives\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">More than three hours after the attack had begun, at <!-- --><b id=\"09:45\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kVRnKf\">09:45<!-- --><\/b>, an IDF helicopter started firing at the Hamas gunmen, officers told grieving relatives. It fired into the base 12 times.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Shimon and six others, including their commander, drove out of the base and returned in formation on foot. He says they were fired on \u201cfrom all directions\u201d.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Through the sound of automatic gunfire would come a series of single shots, fired by a Hamas sniper they couldn\u2019t see.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cEvery time he shot, one of my friends got a bullet in the head,\u201d he says.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Shimon says he was the only one of those fighting alongside him to survive, and he too, had a near miss.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cA bullet passed right by my head\u2026 I could hear the bullets hitting the concrete around me and feel the heat from them.\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">At this point, he says his radio was no longer operational.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Gen Ziv describes the day as a \u201cperfect storm\u201d.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cFor so many hours the backup was not there because nobody knew exactly what was going on and where to send the backup,\u201d he explains.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Shimon escaped the scene and moved to a sniper&#8217;s position before joining with soldiers from another unit who went to protect a kibbutz.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 gfTVSf\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/6286\/live\/b2aa92f0-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/6286\/live\/b2aa92f0-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/6286\/live\/b2aa92f0-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/6286\/live\/b2aa92f0-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/6286\/live\/b2aa92f0-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/6286\/live\/b2aa92f0-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/6286\/live\/b2aa92f0-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/6286\/live\/b2aa92f0-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"11:00 War room exposed\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Back in the Hamal, or war room, there was a significant development at about <!-- --><b id=\"11:00\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kVRnKf\">11:00<!-- --><\/b>.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The electricity was cut which meant the locks to the doors, which were on an electric system, were released. It left the war room wide open, according to the IDF account given to several families. Hamas fighters began shooting inside and throwing grenades.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">One was killed in a face-to-face knife fight with a Golani soldier, the IDF told families.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Gen Ziv said at the point that soldiers were relying on door locks for their safety, the broader military system had \u201calready failed\u201d.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In the IDF\u2019s briefing to families it said \u201cterrorists threw a flammable substance into the Hamal and set it on fire\u201d.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/44a8\/live\/5481b250-81be-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/44a8\/live\/5481b250-81be-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/44a8\/live\/5481b250-81be-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/44a8\/live\/5481b250-81be-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/44a8\/live\/5481b250-81be-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/44a8\/live\/5481b250-81be-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/44a8\/live\/5481b250-81be-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/44a8\/live\/5481b250-81be-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Channel 12 Smoke-damaged Hamal with nearly everything in the room blackened\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Channel 12<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">What was left of the smoke and fire-damaged war room<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cThe smoke was really thick. Everyone started to cough and suffocate. People start to fall and faint,\u201d recalls Sharon.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">One mother says she was told by the IDF that <!-- --><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/nahal-oz-troops-killed-by-toxic-gas-during-oct-7-hamas-attack-idf-probe-said-to-show\/\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">a \u201ctoxic substance\u201d had been used by Hamas<!-- --><\/a> in the attack, though others were not aware of this detail or said the IDF had since changed its account on this.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 gfTVSf\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/77be\/live\/c2747980-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/77be\/live\/c2747980-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/77be\/live\/c2747980-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/77be\/live\/c2747980-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/77be\/live\/c2747980-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/77be\/live\/c2747980-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/77be\/live\/c2747980-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/77be\/live\/c2747980-8198-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.png.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"12:30 Sharon and others escape\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">At about <!-- --><b id=\"12:30\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kVRnKf\">12:30<!-- --><\/b>, seven people in the Hamal &#8211; including Sharon &#8211; managed to feel their way to the toilet window and climb out, according to accounts of those there that day.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">There, she and the other survivors waited for more to follow. But no-one came. Sharon was the only survivor among the Tatzpitaniyot on shift that day. One other young woman in the unit, who was at the base but not working that morning, also survived.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">By the end of 7 October, the military had regained control, but many of those stationed there did not survive the day. Seven Tatzpitaniyot were taken back to Gaza as hostages, where one was killed, another rescued and five still remain.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/0f94\/live\/4dd29370-81be-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/0f94\/live\/4dd29370-81be-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/0f94\/live\/4dd29370-81be-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/0f94\/live\/4dd29370-81be-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/0f94\/live\/4dd29370-81be-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/0f94\/live\/4dd29370-81be-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/0f94\/live\/4dd29370-81be-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/0f94\/live\/4dd29370-81be-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Channel 12 Another image of the smoke-damaged Hamal, with two viewing stations completely burnt out. \" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Channel 12<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Two fire-damaged workstations in the Hamal <!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Across Israel that day, about 1,200 people &#8211; including more than 300 soldiers &#8211; were killed and 251 others were taken hostage. Since then, more than 41,000 Palestinians have been killed as a result of Israeli military action in Gaza, the Hamas-run health ministry says.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The Nahal Oz dead were to include Alroy the balloonist and four comrades, who had engaged in a lengthy battle with Hamas, says his father, citing information given to him by the IDF.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">They managed to kill close to 10 gunmen, he said, but the five were outnumbered and were all found dead inside a mobile shelter at <!-- --><b id=\"14:30\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kVRnKf\">14:30<!-- --><\/b>.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The war room &#8211; which had been designed as a safe space for the base\u2019s units &#8211; was destroyed. Photos and videos show it charred, the screens the Tatzpitaniyot had been carefully monitoring, blackened. Bone fragments were found among the ashes there.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The survivors and the families of those killed and kidnapped are left with unanswered questions about how it went so wrong.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\"><i id=\"additional-reporting-by-jon-donnison-and-naomi-scherbel-ball\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kKcaog\">Additional reporting by Jon Donnison and Naomi Scherbel-Ball<!-- --><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cg7825rk8j9o\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC One year on from the 7 October Hamas attacks, tough questions are still being asked within Israel about the deadliest day in its history, when the country&#8217;s powerful army &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110439\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-110439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=110439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110439\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=110439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=110439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=110439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}