Kfar Aza

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

A Colorado journalist arrived in Israel to pursue a dream; months later, she was among the first reporters inside Kfar Aza after October 7.

Nicole Tzedek works as a general correspondent for i24
Iris Haim with son Yotam z”l, who was mistakenly shot by IDF soldiers in Dec. 2023.

After the IDF mistakenly killed her son in Gaza, Yotam Haim's mother chose forgiveness and hope

 Kfar Azza faces the task of rebuilding its community.

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

 Israeli soldiers and journalists walk around the destruction caused by Hamas in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, November 2, 2023

Human bones discovered in Kibbutz Kfar Aza neighborhood devastated in October 7 massacre


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.

'Chained slave-wife': Former hostage reveals Hamas forced her to wear a hijab, say Islamic prayers

Agam Goldstein-Almog revealed the abuse she experienced from Gazan civilians, Hamas terrorists, and online antisemites since her release.

 Agam Almog-Goldstein

Many Kfar Aza residents won't celebrate Rosh Hashanah at home, with KKL-JNF helping to rebuild

Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund is building a new neighborhood in Kibbutz Ruhama. They need your help.

 View of the destruction caused by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, November 2, 2023

Crimes against humanity: HRW report details Palestinian atrocities on Oct. 7

An NGO watchdog organization called out Human Rights Watch for using October 7 and the hostages as political manipulation tactics.

 Palestinian militants of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades move towards the Erez crossing between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023.