Gaza Envelope

Kite launched from Gaza found in Nahal Oz, in seventh security breach in less than a month

"Hamas is testing the limits of a containment that should have ended after October 7," said the Gaza border communities about the incident.

Kite launched from Gaza found in Nahal Oz.
Members of the October Council announce the "Strategic Warning: Default 2026" report on August 24, 2026.

IDF's pre-Oct. 7 containment 'conceptzia' mentality still ingrained, October Council warns

The Israeli army near the border fence with Gaza, southern Israel. February 09, 2026.

Cut discovered in Kibbutz Zikim fence, IDF says no threat detected, copper thieves suspected

Wedding rings

A wedding, a war and the generation carrying Israel forward - opinion


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.

Homes in kibbutz Nir Oz, southern Israel, which were burned and runied during the October 7 massacre, August 7, 2025.

October 7 probe: 35 Hamas terrorists overran Mop Darom base, led to collapse of camp's defense

The investigation concluded that the tenacity and courage of the soldiers and commanders from the Golani Brigade, and reinforcements who arrived to assist, were noteworthy.

 Israeli security forces on road 232 near Sderot.

Putin, unlike Trump, actually wants a war - opinion

MIDDLE ISRAEL: Historians will wonder where Trump's antiwar attitude came from, and how it can be reconciled with Trump’s image as an aspiring fascist. 

 GERMAN ARMY servicemen participate in a NATO military exercise in Pabrade, Lithuania, last year.

Kerem Shalom residents respond to IDF's Oct. 7 probe, call for state inquiry

In a statement following the IDF probe into the events of October 7, the members of Kibbutz Kerem Shalom thank the IDF for their investigation, but call for a broad state commission inquiry.

 Israeli women and children from Kibbutz Nir after being rescued from Hamas terrorists by the Israel Border Police, October 7, 2023.

New hotel in Israel: The grandiose project by the man behind Desert Iris

New tourism project in the Gaza Envelope: An agricultural hotel in Kibbutz Urim, initiated by Amram Mitzna. “After October 7th, We want to develop the area, and a hotel is an important step forward."

 "Deser Iris" hotel in Yeruham

The residents of Israel's South are our line of defense, they need our support - opinion

It’s time for central Israel to understand: Israel’s resilience depends on the strength of its periphery.

 VOLUNTEERS RENOVATE homes destroyed during the October 7 massacre in Kibbutz Kfar Aza. If not for the determination of Western Negev residents to remain on their land, we would have been met with Hamas terrorists deep inside Israel, the writer asserts.

KKL-JNF leads massive effort to save Israel's southern agricultural heartland from collapse

Time is running out: KKL-JNF leads a historic mission to revive Israel’s devastated farming communities.

 Agricultural land at Gaza envelope

Sano partners with Gaza bordering kibbutz for pioneering solar project

Despite war challenges, the 1.5M shekel project will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 68% using locally-manufactured solar technology.

 With 800 square meters of solar collectors spanning across the Sano factory roof and an estimated investment cost of 1.5 million shekels, the project reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 68%.

Great heaviness melding with tremendous light - opinion

There is a great sense of heaviness here, as I witnessed most directly in Be’eri this week, but there is also tremendous light and hope for the future, as experienced with our brave soldiers on base.

 Photos of the destruction in Kibbutz Be'eri taken in the beginning of November 2023.

Saving souls for the next generation: How one man saved hundreds of kids on October 7

Rami Davidian's bravery saved over 700 lives during the October 7 attacks – but he'll never forget what he saw.

 Rami Davidian, an Israeli farmer who saved hundreds of young Israelis from the Nova massacre attends the annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, on February 26, 2024. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90