Kibbutz Be'eri

Palestinian rejectionism, not poverty, remains the main obstacle for peace with Israel - opinion

The United Nations Partition Plan of 1947 offered a two-state solution with clear borders, and the Arab states and Palestinian leadership rejected it and launched a war instead.

Freed Palestinian prisoners released by Israel as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, gesture, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 13, 2025
Cafe Chico in Sderot, July 20, 2026

Population booming three years after Oct. 7, Sderot looks to show visitors city's resiliency

 Kfar Azza faces the task of rebuilding its community.

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

FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference ahead of the vote on the state budget at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, March 29, 2026.

Smotrich says plans for northern Gaza settlements await Netanyahu's approval


Smotrich cancels visit to Kibbutz Be'eri following opposition by hostages' families, residents

During an interview for Nadav Perry's podcast on Sunday, Smotrich claimed a critical role in how the war played out and in bringing back the hostages from Gaza.

Bezalel Smotrich.

WATCH: In burned-out Be’eri homes, Magen 48 prepares local responders for future attacks

Magen 48 says its mission is to ensure that Israeli communities are ready to defend themselves until army forces arrive.

 Magen 48 trains local security teams within the burnt ruins of Kibbutz Be’eri.

Where heroes fell, tulips now bring color and comfort

Red tulips planted by Dutch Christian supporters of Israel, bringing color, comfort, and renewed hope to Gaza border communities that are still healing from the October 7 massacre.

Dutch volunteers plant tulips with children in November, in the agricultural community of Mivtachim along the Gaza border.

Family of slain hostage sues UNRWA for alleged role in October 7 kidnapping, murder

The lawsuit names UNRWA, a UNRWA employee alleged to have taken part in the attack, and several current and former senior UNRWA officials as defendants.

Poster of hostage Yonatan Mordechai Samerano during demonstrations for the hostages still held in Gaza.

Former Gaza hostage Eli Sharabi speaks on rebuilding life after losing his family, Hamas captivity

Sharabi told the radio station that he misses the everyday moments he once shared with his daughters, who were killed during the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023.

Eli Sharabi was abducted from his home in Kibbutz Be’eri during the Oct. 7, 2023 attack and survived 491 days in Hamas captivity.

Population in Gaza border region surpasses pre-Oct. 7 levels, data show

Over 65,000 people now live in Israel’s Gaza border region, surpassing pre-October 7 figures, as communities rebuild and new residents arrive.

 Protesters in Sderot gather for the 'Gaza March,' May 14, 2024

Who was slain Gaza hostage Sudthisak Rinthalak? - explainer

An investigation carried out by Israeli intelligence officials determined his death in May 2024. Officials at the time informed his family in rural Thailand of his death.

Thai hostage Sudthisak Rinthalak, November 5, 2025.

Returned hostage Dror Or laid to rest in Kibbutz Be'eri

Or's remains were returned to Israel by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hamas via the Red Cross last week.

Returned hostage Dror Or laid to rest in Kibbutz Be'eri, November 30, 2025.

Father, cheesemaker, yoga instructor: Who was Gaza hostage Dror Or? - explainer

“He had this inner peace ever since he was a child… there was always a feeling with him that everything would be okay,” his parents eulogized.

A poster of Dror Or seen at Hostages' Square, in Tel Aviv, central Israel, November 12, 2025

Holocaust, October 7 survivor Ruth Haran Herzman passes away at 90

Born in Europe, Haran Herzman survived the Nazi genocide and immigrated to Israel, where she dedicated her life to education, family therapy, and social work.

Ruth Haran Herzman, one of southern Israel’s most respected educators and community figures – and a survivor of both the Holocaust and the Hamas massacre at Kibbutz Be’eri – died on Sunday.