The terrorists invade the kibbutz, an entirely civilian community, with the intent to murder, pillage, and take hostages. The community guard in Re'im would eventually redeploy in different locations to fight the terrorists for several hours, and protect as many families as they could.

Note that the intersection at the top of the frame is the location of at least two other massacres where scores of young Israeli partygoers were butchered in roadside bomb-shelters after fleeing the nearby Nova Music Festival. You can read more about each massacre at Oct7map.com.