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October 7, 2023: compilation of raw footage from the Hamas-led attack on Israel
Raw footage from across southern Israel on October 7, 2023, much of it recorded by the attackers themselves.
Documentation archive
Hamas terrorism, documented
On October 7, 2023, Hamas led an attack on southern Israel that killed around 1,200 people and took about 250 hostages into Gaza. Much of it was filmed by the attackers themselves. This archive keeps those recordings on record, alongside later footage of hostages and of violence inside Gaza.
Before you watch
Records describe real killings, abuse of bodies and abductions. Footage is extremely graphic. No video plays automatically, and every recording sits behind a warning.
Collections
The archive is organized in four collections. Each record also belongs to one or more topics.
October 7, 2023
Footage of the massacre, the killings and the abductions on the day of the attack.
Records: 71Open collection
Hamas violence inside Gaza
Footage of Hamas and other armed men attacking Palestinians in Gaza.
Records: 7Open collection
Other attacks and responses
Rocket fire, earlier terror attacks, and responses to October 7.
Records: 6Open collection
Selected records
All 90 records in the archive- Zikim Beach: civilians shot while hiding in a beach restroomShooting attacks · Video
- Gunman boasts about killing young Israelis and fires at their bodiesAbuse of bodies
- Kibbutz home set on fire with residents hiding insideHomes set on fire
- Yaffa Adar, 85, driven into Gaza on a golf cart by her abductorsAbductions and hostages · Video
- Noa Argamani and her boyfriend abducted from the Nova festivalAbductions and hostages · Video
- Tamir Adar of Nir Oz: killed on October 7 and his body taken to GazaAbductions and hostages
- Joshua Mollel: Tanzanian agricultural student killed at Nahal OzAbductions and hostages
- The abduction of Yarden Bibas from Kibbutz Nir OzAbductions and hostages
- Evyatar David shown starving in a Hamas tunnelStarved hostages
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From the blog
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The UN’s Israel Accusations Need an Evidence Trail Readers Can Follow
Understand how to assess the commission’s October accusations, their evidentiary basis and the role of October 7 documentation.
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Why Lies About Israel Get Clicks and Evidence Struggles to Compete
Lies about Israel get clicks. An outrageous accusation can generate anger, replies and reposts, rewarding the person spreading it with a larger audience. Documented facts have to compete for that same attention, even when there is footage people can examine for themselves.
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Why Hamas filmed its October 7 crimes, and how the recordings became evidence
Some terrorists recorded their actions, and some broadcasts reached victims' relatives. Those recordings later allowed investigators to reconstruct specific crimes.
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What happened on October 7, 2023: a timeline of the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel
The attack began with rockets at approximately 6:29 a.m. Assaults unfolded simultaneously across communities, roads and military positions, and some fighting continued the next day.