The remains of a family home, following a deadly infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Be'eri in southern Israel October 17, 2023.
The remains of a family home, following a deadly infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Be'eri in southern Israel October 17, 2023.
  • US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a young Israeli family of four mutilated in their home.
  • The victims of the atrocity included two children aged six and eight.
  • This story includes descriptions of graphic scenes that some may find distressing.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken described how Hamas militants killed a family of four and ate their festive meal during the October 7  terrorist attacks.