Kibbutz Be'eri
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.
Returned hostage Dror Or laid to rest in Kibbutz Be'eri
Father, cheesemaker, yoga instructor: Who was Gaza hostage Dror Or? - explainer
Holocaust, October 7 survivor Ruth Haran Herzman passes away at 90
Poll shows rising support for ex-hostage Eli Sharabi as new political force
Sharabi has spoken around the world, including to the UN Security Council, and continues to meet with world leaders to advocate for the return of the hostages.
Yom Kippur War veteran, grandfather, soccer lover: Who was slain hostage Meny Godard? - explainer
His children describe him as “a family man who cared for everyone around him” and a “man of the sea.”
Deceased hostage returned to Israel identified as Meny Godard, PMO confirms
Meny Godard, 73, from Kibbutz Be'eri, was murdered alongside his wife Ayelet on October 7, his remains taken into Gaza by Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists.
Police locate Hamas guns used in Oct. 7 massacre at Be'eri kindergarten, two years after attacks
After being located, the weapons and radios were handed over to police for examination as part of the wider probe into the October 7 massacres in the Gaza border communities.
Sahar Baruch, Amiram Cooper laid to rest after over two years of war in Gaza
"You were at the beginning of your life, and the thought of you breaks our hearts into a million pieces," Sahar Baruch's aunt Rebecca Manor said.
Who was Gaza hostage Sahar Baruch, killed during failed IDF rescue mission? - explainer
Baruch, a talented chess player and anime fan, lived in Kibbutz Be’eri and had just returned from his big trip to South America before the October 7 massacre.
Yossi Sharabi laid to rest, One year since Iran retaliation - October 27, 2025
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'Part of me died with you': Slain Gaza hostage Yossi Sharabi laid to rest in Kibbutz Be'eri
Released hostage Eli Sharabi stated that his slain brother "didn’t seek headlines, you just wanted to be good. And you were good, the best."
Who was Sonthaya Oakkharasr, the Thai national kidnapped from kibbutz Be'eri? - explainer
Sonthaya Oakkharasr, a Thai national murdered by Hamas at Kibbutz Be’eri, had planned to return to Thailand after years of farm work in Israel.
'We will never forget': Israel marks two years since October 7 in state ceremonies
A state ceremony commemorating the fallen soldiers in the Israel-Hamas War first took place, and it was followed by a ceremony to remember the civilian victims of October 7 and the war.
'Make hummus, not war': How the Israeli-Palestinian owned hummus bar moves forward despite the war
In Berlin, their restaurant has been tested by tensions over the war. Both far-right and far-left factions have protested the “normalization” of an Israeli and a Palestinian working together.
