Gaza border communities
Choosing life, building hope: Former hostage turns to disability advocacy to honor wife, daughters
Eli Sharabi partners with Shalva to create an Ashkelon center honoring his wife and daughters, while providing disability services and trauma care for the South.
PremiumPremium'We'll be the growth engine': how Sapir College rebuilt after October 7
Expansive exhibition in Jaffa gives Gaza border artists a chance to air their trauma
First wedding since October 7 takes place at bride's home of Kibbutz Kerem Shalom
No. 27: Israel Ganz and Erez Winner: Advocates shaping Israel’s case for sovereignty and resilience
From West Bank sovereignty to national security, Ganz and Winner are shaping Israel’s political and defense agenda.
Chikli turns down apology to Gaza border communities for Oct. 7, blames Oslo accords
"The oversight happened on the government's watch, and I think (asking me to say) sorry is like blaming us, right? Like we did it intentionally, and I don't believe in that," Chikli stated.
The old pillar: Israel’s kibbutzim have changed beyond recognition - so what keeps them alive?
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: Israel's kibbutzim and moshavim have shed many of their founding structures, but October 7 revealed that their social bonds and communal identity remain deeply resilient.
My Word: The 'fight or flight' kite dilemma - opinion
The world media is full of sob stories of poor refugee children threatened by Israeli might. That Israeli children are learning to be wary of kites and balloons, does not seem to bother them.
‘Only the IDF can protect us’: Gaza border residents protest deployment of BoP's Gaza force
Residents who lived through October 7 protested the International Stabilization Force (ISF)’s planned entry into Gaza, citing fears of renewed Hamas attacks.
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.
Israel to Hamas: If kite launches do not stop, IDF will ramp up strikes across Gaza
Security source says IDF "is not underestimating the threat," but will need to "wait and see if this becomes a trend" • Military believes Hamas using Palestinian teenagers to launch kites into Israel
Four kites cross from Gaza into Israel, southern Israeli officials call for strong IDF response
Some fear that objects crossing above the border fence can mark the beginning of a visible escalation. Incendiary balloons or rockets could follow the kites.
Kite bearing Arabic writing found near Gaza border as authorities call incident 'crossing red line'
The kite was discovered in Simhoni Forest on Tuesday, weeks after another kite from Gaza was found in Moshav Shuva; local residents voiced concern over Hamas growing stronger.
DocuText film ‘Safe Room’ tells moving account of how strangers transformed into family on Oct. 7
Safe Room is a moving film about a group of strangers who survived the October 7 attack by Hamas and came together in the safe room of Dr. Gedalya Fendel.
