The Battle of Erez occurred on 29 October 2023 when members of Hamas' Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades armed wing attacked the Erez border crossing with Israel.
Two days after the Israel Defense Forces escalated its campaign against the Gaza Strip with a major incursion into Beit Hanoun, Hamas retaliated with an attack on the Erez border crossing. Hamas fighters emerged from a sprawling network of tunnels to attack the Israeli town, while shells were fired from Gaza into the Erez military area, injuring two Israelis. The IDF counterattacked, killing a number of Hamas militants as they exited their tunnel. At the same time, Israel repelled another Hamas incursion near the area of Zikim.