Kibbutz Nir Oz, one month after the Hamas attack: the emptiness of destruction, the smell of death and the work of archaeologists. A month after the Hamas attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz in southern Israel, the site remains a symbol of the devastation caused by violence. The attack, which took place on October 7, 2023, left 140 people dead, including 100 residents of the kibbutz. Another 300 residents were injured. The attack was the deadliest in the history of the kibbutz, which was founded in 1948.