Nahal Oz

Can we change an evil decree? A rabbi and father finds divine mercy, compassion in Oct. 7 - opinion

Many of the dreadful and horrifying deaths that are mentioned in the famous and haunting "Unetaneh Tokef" prayer said on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur tragically happened on October 7.

|ByDORON PEREZ
FOR 163 days, Rabbi Doron Perez and his family campaigned for the release of Daniel, until it was confirmed that he fell in battle on Oct. 7.
The kite, which crossed from Gaza to Israel, didn't carry any explosive devices.

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

|ByAMIR BOHBOT, MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Eyal Eshel, father of slain IDF observer, Roni Eshel at a press conference ahead of a hearing of petitions to the High Court of Justice. December 12, 2024.

Father of slain IDF observer says October 7 terrorists were heard speaking Farsi- report

"We know much more than we did [before] about October 7," Eshel said. "Every day we are learning new things [about it]. So here, we've learned this too."

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Torah Dedication Ceremony: More than half of the Kahn family living in Israel surrounds the Torah scroll, which their family helped save close to a hundred years ago.

How a Torah scroll escaped Nazi Germany and found a home on Israel's Gaza border

Lost for decades, a Torah saved from Nazi Germany is dedicated in Nahal Oz, symbolizing resilience, memory, and hope.

|ByHOWIE KAHN

Family of Gaza hostage Omri Miran receive sign of life

Omri Miran was kidnapped from his home in Nahal Oz in front of his family.

FEBRUARY 11, 2025ByURI SELA
IGNS CALL for the release of hostage Omri Miran of Kibbutz Nahal Oz.

Footage shows Gazans close to border fence despite 700m buffer zone

"There will be zero tolerance for anyone who threatens IDF forces or the border area and communities," Defense Minister Israel Katz commented.

FEBRUARY 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli military vehicles operate in Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, as seen from Israel, February 9, 2025.

‘We didn’t eat bread on Passover, tried to fast on Yom Kippur’: How ex-hostages clung to faith

The IDF observers from Nahal Oz made a conscious effort to observe Jewish traditions even while being held by Hamas in Gaza.

JANUARY 30, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Agam Berger reunited with her family

The system betrayed our female surveillance soldiers - opinion

Eternal vigilance may be the price of liberty, but it doesn’t work unless someone is listening to the vigilant.

JANUARY 30, 2025ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, Liri Albag and Karina Ariev.

'To opponents of deal, I will never forgive': Families of ex-hostages give first public statements

"This moment, as I stand here now, is the moment I prayed for over 477 days," said Naama Levy's father, Yoni.

JANUARY 26, 2025ByURI SELA
The families of Daniella, Naama, Liri, and Karina made their first public statements following their release.

Tsachi Idan's remains returned to Israel on Wednesday, family confirms

"We are still waiting for the much-needed certainty, which we can only receive after his arrival in Israel," his family said in a statement.

JANUARY 19, 2025ByRAQUEL GUERTZENSTEIN FROHLICH
Tsachi Idan

IDF: Dikla Arava and her son Tomer likely killed by IDF fire on Oct. 7

The results of the investigation were presented to the family on Thursday. 

JANUARY 10, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Dikla Arava and Tomer Eliaz Arava

Ex-hostage Yagil Yaakov: Albag video gave me flashbacks to having rifle pointed at me

"The terrorist stood in front of me telling me what to say in [in the video], and I was alone, without anyone," Yakov recounted.

JANUARY 4, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Yagil Yaakov, 13, in a chilling reenactment of the video published by the Islamic Jihad in early November 2023

IDF to provide families of soldiers killed on Oct. 7 with recordings of slain loved ones

The IDF noted that families will be allowed to hear the recordings as part of IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi's policy to ensure transparency with bereaved families.

JANUARY 1, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Mourners gather at the Nova site on October 7, 2024

Families of Nahal Oz observers listen to new IDF recordings for first time

Some parents heard recordings of their daughters for the first time, while others are still waiting for access.

DECEMBER 30, 2024ByAVRAHAM BLOCH, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A SCENE of destruction at Kibbutz Nahal Oz, after the Hamas attack on October 7. Due to a lack of critical thinking, the kibbutz underwent a slaughter that is almost too painful to comprehend, the writer asserts.