Gaza border communities
Community security: Nir Oz volunteers train to defend Israel's frontlines after Oct. 7
With support from the Magen 48 organization, Gaza border Kibbutz Nir Oz is training a new, young security team to protect their community.
IDF probe: Infiltrating Hamas terrorists devastated Kibbutz Holit on October 7
President Herzog to award Argentina's Javier Milei with Presidential Medal of Honor
Kibbutz Nir Oz decries Netanyahu's attempt to drop 'massacre' from October 7 bill
Kibbutz Nir Oz commemorates the 65 murdered, 83 taken hostage on October 7
Nine kibbutz members remain hostages in the Gaza Strip two years after Hamas's massacre swept through the kibbutz.
Reporter's Notebook: The landscape of the Gaza Border shifted two years after the Oct. 7 massacre
On October 7, 2023, this road was strewn with burned vehicles, cars full of bullet holes, and dead bodies. On Tuesday, all was quiet.
Israel’s border kibbutzes are drawing new dreamers two years after Oct. 7 shattered them
Two years after the October 7 massacre, Israelis are returning to border kibbutzim, reviving communities once devastated by Hamas’s assault.
Two years after Oct. 7, Kibbutz Be’eri is beginning to rebuild
Two years after that terror-filled day, the kibbutz, which sits less than four kilometers (three miles) from Gaza, is rebuilding and rehabilitating itself – slowly.
IDF Oct. 7 probe finds military acted professionally, appropriately to defend Kibbutz Nir Am
The probe's findings found that soldiers acted appropriately, fighting with courage, and seeking to join the frontlines, in order to prevent terrorists from Hamas's Nukhba Force from infiltrating.
Kibbutz Be’eri unveils Yom Kippur prayer book blending Sephardi, Ashkenazi rites
Koren Publishing confirmed that the project was initiated by the kibbutz in partnership with the publishing house, and that the prayer book would be for community use only, and not for purchase.
Two years on: 710 Memorial non-profit to mark anniversary through livestream of Oct. 7 messages
The livestream will feature messages from WhatsApp groups in kibbutzim along the Gaza border communities, emergency standby squads, families from the Negev, and relatives from Israel and abroad.
IDF Oct. 7 probe finds IDF failed to defend Kibbutz Gevim, terrorists failed to infiltrate kibbutz
The military singled out the efforts of the kibbutz's security coordinator for his role in preventing the terror infiltration by continuing to return fire despite being wounded.
From Alaska to Sderot's frontlines of resilience
In Sderot, the threats are not predators but rockets, sirens, and the memory of sadistic terrorist invasions that shattered this town nearly two years ago.
More than 90 percent of Gaza border residents return as rebuilding advances
Some 62,000 residents have returned to Gaza border communities. Reconstruction continues, with five key areas still in temporary housing.
