Israeli Base Overrun by Hamas

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Questions for IDF over fall of border post Nahal Oz on 7 October

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The Nahal Oz base was overrun by Hamas gunmen on the morning of 7 October .

More than 60 Israeli soldiers are reported to have been killed, with others taken hostage.

Israel 's military is yet to publish its official inquiry into what happened there that day .

Many Israeli troops there were unarmed and official protocols had soldiers standing back when under attack.

Some surveillance equipment was either out of action or able to be destroyed by Hamas .

IDF family briefing notes shared with the BBC share details of what happened that day .

Each of the Tatzpitaniyot on shift at Nahal Oz witnessed between two and five breaches of the section of border fence they were responsible for monitoring.

They watched as Hamas fighters made their way inside Israel , says Gen Ziv .

Hamas fighters attacked Nahal Oz base in the early hours of the attack.

IDF says there were 150 gunmen to every 25 combat soldiers entering the base that day .

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