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Israeli dairy farmers slaughtered

Chris McCullough For Agri-View
Oct 17, 2023
Oct 17, 2023

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ISRAEL – Dozens of dairy farmers and their workers in Israel have been gunned down by Hamas terrorists in kibbutzim close to the Gaza border. When Hamas terrorists Oct. 7 broke through the border into Israel, they targeted dairy farms – slaughtering anyone in sight.

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Reuven Heinik, farm manager at Kissufim dairy farm, is shot dead in the milking parlor by Hamas.
Chris McCullough/For Agri-View

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Burned hay barn — Hamas fighters torch a hay barn on an Israeli kibbutz farm.
Chris McCullough/For Agri-View

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Dead cow — A cow on a kibbutz dairy farm cut off by the army close to the Gaza border becomes stuck while searching for food.
Chris McCullough/For Agri-View

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Kibbutz — A typical kibbutz is a community in Israel usually centered around a dairy farm.
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Feeding machinery for cows is destroyed on a farm.
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Dairy cows — Israeli dairy farms have some of the best-producing herds in the world.
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Several Israeli kibbutz farms are located just a few kilometers from the Gaza border. Chris McCullough/For Agri-View

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With 20 years experience behind him, award-winning agricultural journalist Chris McCullough is always on the hunt for his next story. He grew up on the family dairy farm in the heart of Northern Ireland and is based on the country’s east coast. He travels around the world to bring readers international news.