Gaza border communities

Kibbutz Nir Oz decries Netanyahu's attempt to drop 'massacre' from October 7 bill

Notably, 65 members of Kibbutz Nir Oz were murdered by Hamas during the massacre, and another 83 were taken hostage.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Devastation inside a home on Kibbutz Nir Oz from the October 7, 2023, massacre.
Coalition Chair MK Ofir Katz; Hadassah Director Prof. Yoram Weiss; Hadassa US pres. Carol Ann Schwartz, ; Chair of the Hadassah BoD Dalia Itzik; Health Minister Haim Katz; Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana; Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman; and Netivot Mayor Yehiel Zohar.

Hadassah opens new Netivot medical center to expand advanced care in Israel’s south

Hadassah–Helmsley Netivot is expected to serve more than 150,000 residents across Netivot, the western Negev and Gaza envelope communities, according to Hadassah.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Itzik Gvili, father of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, places his hands on the coffin containing his son's remains, January 26, 2026.

'Hero of Kibbutz Alumim': Israel reacts to news of final hostage Ran Gvili's return

Leaders across Israel paid tribute as the remains of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili were brought home, closing the chapter of Israeli hostages held in Gaza.

|ByJAMES GENN
An illustration of a mother feeding a baby a bottle of formula.

Baby food aid requests rose 25% in 2025, infant formula prices climb, Social Bank reports

Data from the National Insurance Institute found that 2.8 million Israelis currently live with food insecurity, including over a million children.

|ByAVIHAI CHIIM

Gaza border communities call for increased compensation for Oct. 7 victims

The Knesset's Labor and Welfare Committee is set to meet soon to approve a government proposal for compensation for residents of the Gaza border communities.

NOVEMBER 14, 2024ByEVE YOUNG
A view shows the remains of a burnt home with its bullet-riddled exterior, following a deadly infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Kissufim in southern Israel October 21, 2023.

Bringing hope to Gaza border communities: First cohort of Kolot's 'Restart' program graduates

This marks the launch of various ventures, including a festival project, a therapeutic space with therapy animals, and a holistic health program for women. 

NOVEMBER 12, 2024ByRAQUEL GUERTZENSTEIN FROHLICH
The first cohort of Restart, including 15 residents of the Gaza border communities, graduated recently in Sderot.

Unity in Netivot: Spending Simchat Torah with evacuees - opinion

After a moving Simchat Torah, all the political talk of unity we hear cannot come close to the true unifier for the Jewish people: our Torah heritage.

OCTOBER 30, 2024ByELISHA RUBIN
Israeli rescue and recovery unit search damaged cars for human remains and other evidence, following the October 7 attack by Hamas from the Gaza Strip, on a field near Netivot in southern Israel, November 1, 2023

Gaza border residents one year later: 52% unsatisfied with gov't, 70% unsure about returning

However, trust in local leadership was high, with 95% expressing that they trust the leadership of their towns.

OCTOBER 27, 2024ByEVE YOUNG
RUBBLE IN Kibbutz Kfar Aza following the October 7 attack: The terrorists hoped to spark a wider insurrection, and just as in extreme cults, they were instructed to fight to the death, say the writers.

'The hole in our souls deepens everyday,' says sister of hostage Yarden Bibas

Over the past year, the return of the hostages, once a national consensus and top priority, now seems weighed against the security of the state and its citizens.

OCTOBER 24, 2024ByOFRI BIBAS LEVY
Yarden and Ariel Bibas, who are both still in Hamas captivity

Returning home: How are Gaza border area residents rebuilding on the ashes of the past?

A year after October 7, some residents of the Gaza border area have returned to rebuild their lives on the ashes of the past, while others still long to return home.

OCTOBER 17, 2024ByLIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI
Rita Lifshitz at her home in Kibbutz Nir Oz.

Another holiday without them: Hostage families prepare for sukkot

"It is painful and incomprehensible that we have erected a 'hostage sukkah,' the purpose of which is to continue the fight to bring our loved ones back from Gaza," residents of the Kibbutz said. 

OCTOBER 16, 2024ByEVE YOUNG
A sukkah for the hostages at Kibbutz Be'eri.

KAN News interactive map tells the stories of October 7 massacre

Each location includes a detailed timeline of the events. 

OCTOBER 10, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A DESTROYED house after Hamas terrorists infiltrated Kibbutz Be'eri and other communities on October 7: While most US Jews had some knowledge of these places, many will now never forget them.

‘Immediate threat’ thwarted: IDF strike in Gaza eliminates Hamas launchers, tunnels

Earlier on Monday, starting at 6:31 a.m. local time, rocket alerts sounded in several Gaza border communities, among which were Sufa and Holit. 

OCTOBER 7, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Smoke rises from an explosion following an airstrike in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, near the Israel-Gaza border, as seen from Israel, May 20, 2024.

Inside Israel's fight for survival one year later - opinion

"October 7 changed my perception of human evil."

OCTOBER 7, 2024ByCAROLE NURIEL
DESTRUCTION CAUSED by Hamas terrorists at Kibbutz Be’eri, near the Israel-Gaza border, on October 7 last year: ‘As with every Israeli, I had people around me affected by the massacre. My sister-in-law’s family was slaughtered in Kibbutz Be’eri,’ the writer mourns.