The IDF published its investigation of the battle at Kibbutz Sufa in the Eshkol Regional Council near the Gaza border on October 7, which also includes the battles at the nearby military camp and other locations in the area. According to the investigation, conducted by Lieutenant Colonel Shamer Raviv and summarized by the former Southern Command chief, Major General Yaron Finkelman, approximately 50 terrorists were heading toward the kibbutz and four of them managed to infiltrate.