Zikim beach is the closest beach to Gaza
— Jewish Zionist (i will followback) (@SpoiltheG5) March 13, 2024
On October 7th, 19 civilians were killed by Hamas Islamic Jihadists.
Many people do not know that Hamas still had members INSIDE Israel on October 24th who the IDF were looking for.
English Translated video of beachgoers.
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An IDF report on the Zikim beach battle which occurred on Oct. 7, 2023 reveals serious failures on the part of the Golani defenders charged with protecting the civilians on the beach, leading to a massacre of 17 civilians by terrorists arriving by sea. Despite their numerical superiority, the Golani squad did not engage the enemy and abandoned the civilians, redeploying away from the beach.
As Hamas’s rocket fire began at 6:29 a.m., a squad of six Golani soldiers in a GMC Savana van positioned outside Zikim Base headed into the IDF logistics base. At 6:42 a.m., the troops, joined by another soldier, Sgt. Dvir Lisha, 21, headed for the beach after receiving reports of a seaborne infiltration.
At 6:43 a.m., 32 civilians were sheltering at the beach, including eight in the bathroom, 12 in the bomb shelter, two under the beach’s sunshades, five in the sand dunes to the north of the beach, four in the sand dunes to the south, and one in the parking lot.
The seven Golani soldiers reached the bathroom at 6:44 a.m., where they met the civilians and told them to stay put. The troops then advanced toward the sea, as a Hamas speedboat, with five terrorists on board, arrived a minute later. (Several other speedboats had been intercepted and destroyed by naval forces).
Only once the terrorists began to open fire did the soldiers spot them. According to surveillance footage, the troops withdrew to the bathroom area at 6:46 a.m. There was a distance of about 110 meters between the soldiers and the terrorists, and limited visibility. Lisha attempted to return fire while using the bathroom building as cover, but was unable to hit any of the terrorists.
Meanwhile, the terrorists advanced on the sunshades area, murdering two fishermen, John Aslanov, 70, and Robert Shaulov, 70.