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Bethan McKernan and Quique Kierszenbaum in Ashkelon

‘They are in my house’: kibbutz survivors tell of Hamas attack

Hamas kibbutz Israel Gaza Quique Kierszenbaum
Eli Dudaei, left and Nadav Peretz
Eli Dudaei (left) and Nadav Peretz say two entire families were killed at Nahal Oz and two more kidnapped. Photograph: Quique Kierszenbaum

Nahal Oz, a kibbutz in southern Israel which is home to about 400 people, is so close to the Gaza Strip that the nearest Palestinian house in Sajaiya is just 600 metres away. Despite the hi-tech fences and buffer zone that separates them, the neighbours can see each other hanging the washing on the line.

Until the late 1980s, older members of Nahal Oz used to regularly drive a few miles west, to shop in Gaza City’s markets, eat the enclave’s famous seafood, or go for a walk on the Mediterranean coastline. Many still have friends in Gaza. Despite the Israeli blockade imposed in 2007, after the militant group Hamas seized control of the area, they kept in touch with calls and WhatsApp messages.

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