Gaza border communities

IDF chief to Eshkol council head: 'Hostages' return, community's security are top priorities'

The Eshkol Council Head shared the deepening difficulty faced by residents living under the heavy bombardment, a high level of tension, and deep concern for the fate of the hostages.

'Died of a broken heart': Tamar Kutz, one of the founders of Kfar Aza, dies at 82

Tamar's husband, Benny, accompanied her until her last day. The two, veterans and leaders of the kibbutz, lived there their entire adult lives, and raised their children there.

20/05/2025

The body remembers: On documenting trauma with care

Sharing testimonies is a form of storytelling that can help survivors make sense of their trauma.

By IRIT GAZIT , SHARON RAPAPORT
17/05/2025

A memoir of courage and love: British-Israeli pioneer living on the Gaza border

Interviews with released hostages and families of victims illustrate how many of them were pioneers who made the Western Negev bloom.

IDF announces Dejen Daniel Sahalo killed in car accident in Gaza border area

Warrant Officer Sahalo, 41, from Rehovot, served in the 5067th Engineering Battalion, Combat Engineering Corps.

Food security crisis: How war has impacted Israel's food supply

As Israel moves forward, it must continue to balance technological innovation with sustainable agricultural practices while ensuring that all citizens have access to the resources they need.

IDF probe into Nir Yitzhak reveals army failed to protect kibbutz on Oct. 7

The probe found that only at 1:30 p.m. did the first IDF troop enter the kibbutz, just four minutes after the last terrorists left.

IDF Oct. 7 failure in Ein Hashlosha cost four lives, probe reveals

Only one terrorist was killed in the defense of the town, though dozens of Palestinian invaders were killed in the environs nearby the town.

 The aftermath of Hamas's Nova music festival massacre in Re'im, southern Israel, on October 7, 2023

Gov't allocates billions of shekels to rehabilitate Israel's South after Hamas's Oct. 7 attack

"Affected communities will not only be rehabilitated but will flourish and thrive more than ever before," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

IDF fighter jet accidentally drops munitions on grounds of Gaza border kibbutz

Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak said that the munitions did not land in the kibbutz but rather in the agricultural fields near the kibbutz.

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