Kfar Aza

Choosing life: Three years after being taken hostage, former Gaza hostages savor each moment

"I feel that I’m not alone and that there's so much love in this world, and we need to keep it with both our hands," Aviva Siegel said. "I feel very, very lucky to be alive."

British-Israeli Emily Damari, 30, a former hostage, has her hair done during a photo shoot for her clothing brand which carries the slogan ‘never lose yourself.’
Kite Festival of the Be’eri and Hatzerim Communities.

Kite festival tradition from Kfar Aza returns to Tel Aviv skies for Sukkot

Dr. Galia Melman Shalev will receive the World Small Animal Veterinary Association's 2026 Animal Welfare Award for her efforts to rescue and treat hundreds of pets following the October 7 massacre.

Negev Vet clinics founder Dr. Galia Melman Shalev to receive award for Oct. 7 animal rescue efforts

Nicole Tzedek works as a general correspondent for i24

Nicole Zedeck: Making aliyah from Colorado to Israel's front lines


'I didn't know if I would ever be released': Agam Goldstein Almog shares photo from Hamas captivity

Agam spent 51 days in Hamas captivity, and she has long advocated for the release of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. Her father and older sister were murdered on October 7. 

 Agam Goldstein and her brothers in Hamas captivity in footage by Hamas, where they remained in captivity for 51 days.

Former PM Bennett calls for state October 7 probe in emotional post on X

"I often ask myself if there was more I could have done that day."

 FORMER PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett attends the funeral of Avraham Munder and reinterment of Avraham’s son Roee, murdered on October 7, at the Kibbutz Nir Oz cemetery.

‘Being together gives us strength’: For Kfar Aza, home is just beyond the horizon

As the kibbutz continue to fight for their loved ones still in Gaza, their work toward the future is just beginning

 Kfar Azza faces the task of rebuilding its community.

While Kfar Aza residents' homes are in shambles, KKL-JNF is here to help. Here's how

Project completed in record time, but five homes remain empty, awaiting return of Kfar Aza captives.

 Destroyed houses from the October 7 massacre almost a year ago, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, southern Israel, September 19, 2024

No. 46: Alon Futterman - Director Kfar Azza foundation

Alon Futterman made courageous efforts to support Israel’s southern residents and rebuild the communities that were attacked on October 7.

Alon Futterman, CEO of the Kfar Aza Foundation.

Israeli art takes on the October 7 tragedy

As the night fell and respective visitors explored the rich program offered, it seemed like a tip of the hat is in order to all those hard at work offering perspectives a little more thought-out.

 ZOYA CHERKASSKY-NNADI’S ‘The Terrorist Attack at Nova Music Festival.’

From Kfar Aza to the world: A powerful portrait of Israel’s solitude - opinion

Bernard Lévy recounts his harrowing experience in Israel following the October 7th Hamas attack, capturing the deep isolation and suffering of the Jewish state and highlighting its isolation.

 A TATTERED Israeli flag flies in Kfar Aza, one of the kibbutzim attacked by Hamas.

Former Gaza hostage Aviva Siegel's appeal: Bring my husband home now!

“I can’t allow myself to feel that this would be the last time. I need to keep hope that Keith will come home, if not tomorrow then the day after with all the other hostages.”

 Aviva Siegel, who was released after being taken hostage during the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas, waves to well-wishers from the bus she is traveling in, in Ofakim on November 26, 2023.

October 7 state ceremony to proceed in Ofakim despite widespread opposition

Controversy surrounds the October 7 state memorial in Ofakim, with many victim families and kibbutzim rejecting government involvement.

Miri Regev (L) A house at Kibbutz Nirim burned on October 7 in the Hamas attack. (Illustration)

October 7: When Hamas targeted Israel's peaceniks on kibbutzim - opinion

Let those who defame Israel compare their peacenik credentials with those of the kibbutz members who live on the Gaza border.

 IDF SOLDIERS walk past a mural on the security fence reading ‘Path to Peace,’ in Kibbutz Nativ Ha’asara near the Gaza border, 2016.