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Notably, 65 members of Kibbutz Nir Oz were murdered by Hamas during the massacre, and another 83 were taken hostage.<\/p>\n
Kibbutz Nir Oz slammed the Prime Minister’s Office’s request to remove the word “massacre”<\/a> from the proposed October 7 remembrance bill in favor of “events” or “incidents.”<\/p>\n “We condemn attempts by elements of the government to erase the massacre that took place on Oct 7 from the collective memory, and in doing so, note that they become part of those who deny it,” the kibbutz shared in a Sunday statement.<\/p>\n “Every person, every family, every home, and every path in Nir Oz bore witness to the massacre that occurred.”<\/p>\n Sixty-five members of Nir Oz were murdered by Hamas during the massacre, and another 83 were taken hostage, including four who managed to escape, and three who were murdered along the route to the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n Slain hostage Amiram Cooper, one of the kibbutz’s founders, was the last hostage from Nir Oz to be returned home<\/a>.<\/p>\n