Hamas terrorists raided at least two kibbutzim in Israel’s south Saturday as part of the wider shock attacks on Israel, leaving residents in the defenseless communities begging for help.

Civilians said they were being held captive by terrorists in their homes and begged the army to send forces to the southern kibbutzim of Nir Oz and Nir Am, along with other communities along the border with the Gaza Strip.

“We are being slaughtered. There is no army. It has been 6 hours,” one  kibbutz resident said. “People are begging for their lives.”

“My sister said militants entered her home,” in the southern Kibbutz of Nir Oz, a Tel Aviv resident named Gaia told Haaretz. “I’m unable to reach her.”

“She told me that she and my brother and father were hiding in the shelter,” Gaia added. “She said the [militants] walked out after a few minutes, but I haven’t been able to reach my family since.”

Gaia reported that her brother had texted her that there were many casualties in the kibbutz, but no police or Israeli army forces to be seen.

Her comments echo mounting criticism from Gaza-area residents that hours after the infiltrations took place, there was no sign of Israeli security forces and they felt abandoned.

Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai said that the Israeli Defense Force, along with special units, were managing “a number of war zones and all the additional forces that have been launched towards the Gaza Strip.”

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“We know about civilians who are barricaded in all kinds of places,” Shabtai added. “We call on everyone to stay behind closed doors, we will reach everyone in the end. We are moving from one scene to another. There are quite a few terrorists who have been killed in the various scenes.”

“Unfortunately, there are also casualties from our forces and civilians who were nearby,” he continued. “I call the public to show restraint and patience and to lock themselves in their homes.”

At least 250 Israelis were killed and more than 1,500 injured across the country in the attacks.

Eight hours after the Palestinian fighters were first spotted in the border communities, one kibbutz resident said shootings were still ongoing.

“There are still clashes on the kibbutz. We’re hearing gunfire. Apparently there are lots of forces here,” the resident told Haaretz.

“People have their hands on their shelter doors, fearing that terrorists will try to enter the homes again. Homes are being torched. We’re waiting tensely, communicating with each other via phone and email. There are horrible rumors.”

Worst attack on Israel in 50 years: How we got here

2005: Israel unilaterally withdraws from the Gaza Strip over three decades after winning the territory from Egypt in the Six-Day War.

2006: Terrorist group Hamas wins a Palestinian legislative election.

2007: Hamas seizes control of Gaza in a civil war.

2008: Israel launches military offensive against Gaza after Palestinian terrorists fired rockets into the town of Sderot.

2023: Hamas launches the biggest attack on Israel in 50 years.

Over 300 Israelis are dead and at least 1,500 injured with the death toll expected to rise after Hamas terrorists fired thousands of rockets and sent dozens of militants into Israeli towns.

Hamas terrorists were seen taking female hostages and parading them down the street in horrifying videos.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced “We are at war” and vowed Hamas would pay “a price it has never known.”

Gaza health officials report at least 230 Palestinians have been killed with over 1,700 injured.

Residents of the southern Bedouin city of Rahat were also panicking as they appeared to be in one of the epicenters of rocket fire and terrorist infiltration — with almost no means of protection from attack.

“There are maybe 10 shelters here in all of Rahat,” in an area of about 11.3 million acres, Mayor Ata Abu Mediam told The Marker, a Hebrew-language news outlet. “I asked for 50 protective shield in the previous round of rockets, they brought me two.” he added.

“After this round, I am not sending the children back to school. In the meantime, the schools in the settlement are open, and those who do not have a home or shelter should stay in the schools,” the mayor added, saying that five residents of Rahat were hit by arms fire while working on farms around the Gaza Strip.

“One woman working in agriculture was seriously injured in the neck. I have no verification whether the weapons were fired by Gazans or security forces,” he added. A shooting attack on the Albat neighborhood has been reported, resulting in an unspecified number of deaths and injuries.