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


'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.

'This isn't political, its inhumane': James Maslow films October 7 documentary for Youtube

The documentary includes scenes of the October 7 massacre as well as scenes of Gazans in footage taken by Hamas.

 Photos of the destruction in Kibbutz Be'eri taken in the beginning of November 2023.

Fighting in Kfar Aza on Oct. 7, rebuilding it now - opinion

We had all come back to volunteer in the rebuilding effort and walk through the kibbutz, hearing stories from the residents in the places where we fought.

 RESERVE SOLDIERS of the 55th Paratrooper Brigade volunteer in a Kfar Aza field in April.

Longing mixed with hope: Art after October 7

'After their murder, for a while I couldn’t go into my studio and touch a pencil,' Bar-Nur says.

 UNTITLED PHOTOGRAPH from Rose Bar-Nur’s exhibition ‘Concrete Singing and Other Birds.’

New cookbook honors memory of October 7 victims

The cookbook is published at the initiative of the Department for Zionist Activities in the Diaspora, together with the Israeli non-profit Taste of Memories.

 "Taste of Memories" in the diaspora

What I learned about keeping a clean home from the Hamas massacre ruins - opinion

The lesson from Kfar Aza is clear yet profound – our homes should embody personality without succumbing to clutter.

 A messy and clan home side by side.

Israel Air Force destroys Hamas launchers that fired rockets at Kibbutz Kfar Aza

Additional launches were detected toward IDF soldiers in the Shejaiya area of the northern Gaza Strip. No soldiers were reported injured, and the launchers were destroyed.

IDF soldiers from the Nahal Brigade operate in the central Gaza Strip, April 10, 2024

Rabbi who lost son in Gaza: 'Hamas wanted to destroy us, but they strengthened us'

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 Elai Berger, brother of kidnapped IDF soldier Agam Berger, is also seen here celebrating his bar mitzvah.