Gaza Envelope

Herzog, first lady, visit Kibbutz Kerem Shalom on day 1,000 since October 7 massacre

"We will continue to plant, to build, to nurture life, and to choose hope. And so our answer is one and the same: to keep planting, building, nurturing life, and choosing hope,” Herzog said.

President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog at a Kibbutz Kerem Shalom event marking 1,000 days since the October 7 attacks, July 2, 2026.
 Kfar Azza faces the task of rebuilding its community.

Tekuma marks 1,000 days since Oct. 7 as final communities prepare to return

An Israeli D9 bulldozer manoeuvres near the border with Gaza, in Israel, March 10, 2025.

Vast majority of Gaza border residents support creating Oct. 7 national day of remembrance - poll

Pilot volunteer group, 2024

Volunteers from abroad to teach English in Gaza envelope communities


Working for revival: Bank Hapoalim for the reconstruction of the Gaza border communities

Bank Hapoalim's 'Poaleim Latakuma' fund has approved a move to support Sapir Academic College, located at the Negev Gate in the Gaza Envelope, in the amount of approximately NIS 10 million.

  Working for revival: Bank Hapoalim for the reconstruction of Gaza

Israel-Hamas War Day 199: What's going on in Gaza, Syria, Iraq?

Terror attack in Jerusalem • IDF intelligence head resigns •Kataib Hezbollah fire rockets at US military base • Fatah admits Hamas kills aid workers to steal food

 IDF troops operate in the West Bank. April 22, 2024.

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.

Laundry with home scent: Sano's mobile service for soldiers

Sano company, with Avi Sofer, set up indoor stand at IDF base in Gaza for soldiers to enjoy free fragrant laundry, feeling of home in field conditions.

 Laundry with the smell of home: Snow operates a mobile laundry for soldiers in the field