Nahal Oz

IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, citing repeated ceasefire violations

Shortly after the strike began, rocket sirens sounded in Kibbutz Nahal Oz in the Gaza border community. The sirens were almost immediately deemed a false alarm.

UN peacekeepers (UNIFIL) and Lebanese military vehicles patrol in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, January 8, 2026
Yael Segre celebrates the end of her academic training to further her military career, becoming an IDF captain.

Watching the Gaza border: An IDF observer on warning signs, war, and loss - interview

A scene from 'Accidental Happiness.'

TV Time: Israeli television gives glimpse of optimism with 'Accidental Happiness'

 The destruction caused by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Nahal Oz, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, October 20, 2023.

Haunted by war, some Israelis hesitate to return to kibbutz attacked by Hamas


Nahal Oz civilian emergency response team left with no guns on Oct. 7

Barry Meirovitch, civilian response team head, spoke to the unofficial civilian prove of Oct. 7 - noting that his community was left unarmed to defend itself.

 The destruction caused by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Nahal Oz, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, October 20, 2023

Civilian Oct 7 probe: Hamas regularly approached border fence, IDF response was negligible

"When I asked him what the soldiers were doing, he answered: They go there, wag their finger at them, and come back," Baram said.

 Yair Golan testifies before the committee.

'You'll get married in Gaza': Hostage's sister receives chilling message from Hamas captivity

Despite her situation, Liri managed to send messages to her family via released hostages. She urged her sister not to cancel her post-army trip and humorously cautioned her not to touch her shoes.

 RAINDROPS FALL on a poster of hostage Liri Albag at a rally earlier this year in Yehud, near Tel Aviv.

Killed in two minutes: IDF eliminates terrorists, continues Gaza activity

Only two minutes had passed after the terrorist launched projectiles towards Kibbutz Nahal Oz before he was killed, the IDF said.

 IDF operating in the Gaza Strip on June 4, 2024

A plea to bring home the hostages and heal a shattered community - opinion

We have no other country. We love you, our homeland – please come back to us. Tsachi and Omri, hold on, we are all waiting for you, all of us at Nahal Oz.

 SIGNS CALL for the release of hostages Tsachi Idan

'I have friends in Palestine': The tragic irony of a peace activist held by Hamas - comment

Her dramatic and heart wrenching words, "I have friends in Palestine," should be a wake-up call: Hamas, as well as a majority of Palestinians, will never acknowledge Israel.

 Screenshot of video provided by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum of observers getting kidnapped to Gaza, May 22, 2024.

Video of Hamas kidnapping female IDF soldiers published by Hostages and Families Forum

The video, taken from Hamas terrorists' body cameras, is 3:10 minutes long and has been censored.  

 A screenshot from the video detailing kidanpping of IDF observers on October 7, 2023.

Gaza border communities struggling to recover six months after evacuation

There’s a sense the government has abandoned these communities, that there is a lack of caring for them, that there is no government here.

 On Kibbutz Nahal Oz, a community center has a large banner calling to bring the hostages home. Seven people were kidnapped from the community, and five have returned.

IDF general who saved son on October 7: This is Israel's mistake in the war

Major General (Res.) Noam Tibon, who fought against Hamas terrorists in Nahal Oz to save his son, harshly criticizes the IDF's conduct on October 7.

 Major General (Ret.) Noam Tibon speaks to thousands of Israeli left-wing activists during a rally in Rabin Square, Tel Aviv, calling for talks with Palestinians and in support of the two-state solution, May 27, 2017.

IDF observer spotted October 7 infiltration moments before her murder, recording finds

Late Sergeant Roni Eshel of the Field Intelligence Corps was on duty at the time of Hamas's attack and saw all the events unfold in front of her eyes.

 Sergeant Roni Eshel, the IDF observer who detected initial Hamas movement on October 7, which would later develop into a large-scale attack.