Kfar Aza

Noam Shilian’s inspiring journey back to sport

Hapoel Tel Aviv hosted 11-year-old supporter Noam Shilian at training, offering a special moment of connection as he continues rehabilitation from a rare pain condition.

FEBRUARY 15, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF

Noam Shilian enjoys a private visit with Hapoel Tel Aviv players

Former hostage Emily Damari and her girlfriend, social media influencer Danielle Amit.

Emily Damari proposes to girlfriend Danielle Amit at event marking a year since release from Hamas

Damari was released from Hamas captivity in January 2025 alongside former hostages Romi Gonen and Doron Steinbrecher.

JANUARY 23, 2026|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Alon Futterman ,Director of the Kfar Azza Foundation and Keith Siegel, Former Hostage

Kfar Aza Foundation head appears together with former hostage Keith Siegel at Miami Summit

Siegel: “During my 484 days in captivity, the source of my resilience and my strength was my family, my Jewish faith, the Jewish people, and all of you”

JANUARY 15, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on the backdrop of hostage posters. (Illustrative)

'Cool!' Ex-hostages Emily Damari, Romi Gonen recount learning of Hamas leader Sinwar's death

Emily Damari and Romi Gonen also recalled their harrowing time in captivity, their bond through music, and their emotional journey after the Oct. 7 massacre during a Galgaltz show on Monday.

JANUARY 13, 2026|ByJAMES GENN

Rabbi who lost son in Gaza: 'Hamas wanted to destroy us, but they strengthened us'

Beyond the Headlines: A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

MARCH 26, 2024BySIVAN RAHAV MEIR

Elai Berger, brother of kidnapped IDF soldier Agam Berger, is also seen here celebrating his bar mitzvah.

The names behind the numbers

The Jewish Agency’s Fund for Victims of Terror acts as a conduit of love and care for civilian terror victims.

MARCH 21, 2024ByALAN ROSENBAUM

Ayelet Nahmias-Verbin (at right) and Vered Libstein

Looking into Kfar Aza, five months after the October 7 massacre - analysis

REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: This kibbutz has been on the frontline in other wars. However, nothing like October 7 ever happened before.

MARCH 20, 2024BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

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.

Tours of October 7 massacre sites: Tourist attraction or solidarity mission? - opinion

It is not a tourist attraction – and shouldn’t become one.

FEBRUARY 16, 2024ByANDREA SAMUELS

A VISITOR walks through the ruins of Kibbutz Kfar Aza.

Reichman students from Kfar Aza recount their escape - opinion

Sixty-two people were killed on this kibbutz. That’s out of a population of around 900. Nineteen were taken hostage.

FEBRUARY 14, 2024ByJONATHAN DAVIS

ROTEM KOREN’S family home on Kibbutz Kfar Aza was destroyed by Hamas terrorists on October 7.

Reflections on the October 7 massacre - opinion

Kfar Aza, the Supernova music festival, the soldiers, the heroes, the hostages – all have become an integral part of me.

JANUARY 20, 2024ByHADASSAH CHEN

KFAR AZA: ‘This is not a war zone; it is not a concentration camp.’

Israeli couple returns to kibbutz ravaged by Hamas attack

Three months on, signs of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks remain everywhere in Kibbutz Kfar Aza.

JANUARY 15, 2024ByREUTERS

Ayelet Khon and Shar Shnurman walk past the remains of a home that was destroyed following the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas, January 13, 2024

Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner visit decimated Kibbutz in Israel's South

The couple arrived in the Jewish State earlier that morning in a move to express solidarity with the country as it wages a war against Gaza-based Hamas.

DECEMBER 21, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF