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Almost a week on since Hamas militants from Gaza killed more than 1,200 people in southern Israel, Newsday spoke to a survivor about the terrifying day.

Amir Tibon, a diplomatic correspondent for the Haaretz newspaper lives in Nahal Oz, a small community bordering Gaza that came under mortar and rocket fire and was attacked on the ground by Hamas.

He said he and his family survived by locking themselves in a shelter in their home for 10 hours without food or electricity while armed militants could still see them through a window and tried to break in.

Today, Amir Tibon's community are burying a neighbour. He says that peace will now only be possible if "Hamas is eradicated".

More than 1,500 people have been killed in Gaza since Israel launched retaliatory air strikes, which continue.

Correction: This page wrongly reported that about 1,300 people had been killed following the 7th October attack by Hamas. This was based on counting those who later died from their injuries in addition to the figure of more than 1,200. The page has been amended to now refer to about 1,200 deaths, a figure which includes those deaths and which Israel says is not final.

Picture shows fires break out in the distance at the Nahal Oz military site after Hamas militants entered it. October 7, 2023.(Photo by Momen Faiz/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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