Gaza Envelope

On 1,000th day since Oct 7, President Herzog, first lady visit Kibbutz Kerem Shalom

"We will continue to plant, to build, to nurture life, and to choose hope. And so our answer is one and the same: to keep planting, building, nurturing life, and choosing hope,” Herzog said.

President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog at a Kibbutz Kerem Shalom event marking 1,000 days since the October 7 attacks, July 2, 2026.
 Kfar Azza faces the task of rebuilding its community.

Tekuma marks 1,000 days since Oct. 7 as final communities prepare to return

An Israeli D9 bulldozer manoeuvres near the border with Gaza, in Israel, March 10, 2025.

Vast majority of Gaza border residents support creating Oct. 7 national day of remembrance - poll

Pilot volunteer group, 2024

Volunteers from abroad to teach English in Gaza envelope communities


Eshkol Council head to Knesset: 'We are as stuck as if we are on October 8'

The Eshkol Regional Council was one of the areas devastated on October 7, with many of its communities overrun by Hamas terrorists.

 Charred building in Kibbutz Nir Oz

The South on the tip of our tongue: Wolt's special peek to Gaza Envelope culinary world

Wolt's tour took them to businesses operating in the Gaza Envelope, Sderot, and Nativot.

 Avishai Schlesinger, the owner of "Hamburger HaBikta"

Bank Hapoalim approves NIS 3 Million for Envelope reconstruction

Bank Hapoalim's Resurgence Workers Fund supports the establishment of prep schools in Western Negev with NIS 3 million, creating branches in Kibbutz Yad Mordechai, Nir Am, Sa'ad, and Dorot.

 Bank Hapoalim during support for pre-military preparatory schools in the Gaza Envelope

Wolt begins operations in Sderot, Netivot, and Gaza Envelope

Wolt expands to Sderot, Netivot, and 30 nearby communities, including Kibbutz Kfar Aza and Kibbutz Be'eri. Company executives met with local mayors and received their blessings.


Wolt launches operations in Sderot, Netivot, other Gaza border communities

Wolt now operates with over 8,000 businesses, including in 30 new communities near the Gaza border.

 Man serves burger and fries from fast food truck

Celebrating the light that was extinguished too early by Hamas - opinion

The Alumot Or Center honors Noya Dan, a 12-year-old girl on the autism spectrum who was kidnapped and killed by Hamas on October 7.

 TEENS WITH special needs experience a therapeutic room in one of Alumot Or’s centers in Israel.

IDF considering altering 'Red Alert' system in Gaza border communities

Some residents fear infiltration and rush to find a place to hide in their houses rather than seeking shelter in a safe place to protect themselves against rocket fire.

Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from Sderot, southern Israel. October 8, 2023.

Notes from the Gaza border - 7 months on

Reporter's notebook: People here are still on edge and they wonder whether Israel will defeat Hamas. The promises of the war have not been fulfilled.

The new commemorative monument near Kibbutz Zikim.

Israeli Pavilion at Cannes Film Festival showcases films by directors at Gaza border

Cannes has forbidden participants from wearing pins or displaying objects to protest against the war or for the return of the hostages still held by Hamas.

 THE ISRAELI Pavillion at the Cannes Film Festival – open for business.

Down (South) on the farm: Bringing southern produce up to Jerusalem

How the farmers of the South are keeping their farms going, despite the ongoing war.

 The weekly Tuesday Farmers’ Market at the First Station. The Israeli flag reads ‘Now is the time to buy local – strengthening Jerusalem businesses.’