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Golani Commander Warns of Surprise Hamas Raid Hours Before Attack on Kissufim Kibbutz
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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By עמרי מניב
First reported by Mako · Jul 16, 2026
What happened
- 01Captain Ido Yitzhaki warned troops of a surprise Hamas raid less than an hour before the October 7 attack.
- 02Two unusual infiltration events occurred the night before but were not deeply investigated by the IDF.
- 03Hamas militants breached multiple points along the Gaza border near Kissufim, firing rockets and mortars.
- 04Golani soldiers, though outnumbered, repelled the attackers and killed about 105 militants in total.
- 05An 85-year-old resident was kidnapped and killed during the attack on the kibbutz.
- 06Yitzhaki published a book honoring his fallen soldiers and detailing the battle and intelligence failures.
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