Gaza border communities

The old pillar: Israel’s kibbutzim have changed beyond recognition - so what keeps them alive?

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: Israel's kibbutzim and moshavim have shed many of their founding structures, but October 7 revealed that their social bonds and communal identity remain deeply resilient.

Kibbutz members of all ages take part in traditional Shavuot celebrations at Kibbutz Hukok in the Lower Galilee, northern Israel, May 21, 2026
A VIEW OF a brush fire near Be’eri that was ignited by kites flown by Palestinians, near the border with the Gaza Strip, in 2020.

My Word: The 'fight or flight' kite dilemma - opinion

Activists from Gaza border communities demonstrate near Amitai Camp adjacent to the Kerem Shalom Crossing, blocking the road to ISF trucks in protest of their presence in the Gaza Strip. August 25, 2026.

‘Only the IDF can protect us’: Gaza border residents protest deployment of BoP's Gaza force

Kite launched from Gaza found in Nahal Oz.

Kite launched from Gaza found in Nahal Oz, in seventh security breach in less than a month


'We cannot recover until Ran Gvili is home': Hostage Families Forum rally across Israel

Families and supporters rallied nationwide, calling for the return of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili and vowing not to move forward until the final hostage is brought home.

Talik Gvili, mother of last remaining hostage Ran, addresses a crowd at Hostage Square, Tel Aviv, December 19, 2025; illustrative.

Gaza borderlands: Israel's southern kibbutzim rebuild from the ruins of October 7

Today, Kibbutz Kissufim, like other Jewish communities in the area, is still recovering from the Oct. 7 attack in 2023.

THE ENTRANCE to Kibbutz Kissufim.

Murder, rape, and extermination: Hamas guilty of crimes against humanity, Amnesty charges

Amnesty International released a report accusing Hamas of crimes against humanity, including murder and torture, for the October 7th massacre and the treatment of the hostages taken

A "Ceasefire in Gaza" banner hangs in the window of an Amnesty International store in Lund, Sweden, June 11, 2024; illustrative.

Gaza's Yellow Line is Israel's new border line, IDF chief Eyal Zamir tells reservists in Gaza

We will not allow Hamas to reestablish itself. We have operational control over extensive parts of the Gaza Strip, and we will remain on those defense lines," Zamir said.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir conducting a situational assessment in the Gaza Strip, December 7, 2025.

Sleepless nation: Dreams reveal Israelis' ongoing struggle with October 7 trauma - study

Using a qualitative, phenomenological approach, the researchers analyzed 203 dream narratives collected in the wake of the October 7, 2023, Hamas terror attack and the Israel–Hamas war that followed.

What do Israelis dream about post October 7?

'Gov't continues to abandon us': Gaza border community heads protest funding cuts in Jerusalem

Officials in the Gaza border councils warned that “such a move will directly harm the ability to rehabilitate and develop the region after the events of October 7."

Heads of the Gaza border communities' municipal councils protesting outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, December 4, 2025.

For Gaza border communities to rebuild, Israel must stop eroding resilience, support - opinion

If the resilience centers falter, the region falters. And if hope weakens in the Gaza border area, it weakens across the nation.

A TRAINING workshop for active community volunteers takes place at the Sha’ar HaNegev Resilience Center.

Reporter’s Notebook: All quiet on the Gaza border as people return, communities rebuild

The war has been replaced by quiet, except for the occasional drone still buzzing. The IDF now controls a large buffer zone all along the border of Gaza. And the communities are still recovering.

Two men look over the Gaza border at the Black Arrow Site. The site was recently re-opened after two years of war.

Yated's security team prevented Oct. 7 casualties, despite military failure, IDF probe finds

Yated's security team heroically stopped terrorists from massacring civilians on October 7, defying command failures and saving lives, the Israeli military's investigation into the events found.

Moshav Yated's emergency response squad, IDF soldiers, arrest infiltrating Hamas terrorists following the October 7 massacre, pictured on October 8, 2023.

Knesset advances first reading for tax benefits bills for Ashkelon, southern Israel, West Bank

The bills will now be brought to the Knesset’s committees for further discussion before being brought back to the plenum, where they will need to pass a second and third reading to become law.

View of buildings and houses in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, August 27, 2024.