Kibbutz Nir Oz

Kibbutz Nir Oz, devastated on October 7, trains emergency standby squads to secure community

Nir Oz has become a symbol of the tragedy of October 7. Today, the community is trying to recover and a key to recovery is making people feel safe and secure to return and live here.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Members of the emergency standby squad in Nir Oz are seen training with Magen 48.
Argentinian President Javier Milei and Israeli President Isaac Herzog tour in Kibbutz Nir Oz, southern Israel, February 8, 2024.

President Herzog to award Argentina's Javier Milei with Presidential Medal of Honor

The medal is awarded to those who have made an exceptional contribution to Israel or humanity through their talent, service, or other means, the President's Office said.

|ByJAMES GENN
Social activist Omri Ronen joins The Democrats Party, February 16, 2026.

Social activist Omri Ronen joins The Democrats Party ahead of 'fateful' Israel elections

I cannot sit on the sidelines and hope things will turn out well,” Ronen said.

|ByKESHET NEEV
Devastation inside a home on Kibbutz Nir Oz from the October 7, 2023, massacre.

Kibbutz Nir Oz decries Netanyahu's attempt to drop 'massacre' from October 7 bill

Notably, 65 members of Kibbutz Nir Oz were murdered by Hamas during the massacre, and another 83 were taken hostage.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Gadi Moses, freed from Gaza, reflects Israel’s pioneering kibbutz spirit

Freed hostage Gadi Moses is an embodiment of Israel’s enduring national strength.

JANUARY 31, 2025ByBEN SALES/JTA
A photo of Gadi Mozes, who was released from Israeli captivity on Thursday, Jan. 30, has gone viral in Israel.

Hostages released from captivity in exchange for 110 Palestinian prisoners after delay

3 Israeli hostages, 5 Thai released; 110 Palestinian prisoners released after delay; IDF soldier killed, terrorists killed in W. Bank; IDF shoots down Hezbollah spy drone

JANUARY 30, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Agam Berger, Arbel Yehoud, and Gadi Moses.

Brother of hostage Itzik Elgarat: 'He'll probably come back dead, we could've returned him alive'

“Leave the bodies there; bring back living people" said Danny Elgarat.

JANUARY 28, 2025ByYAKI ADAMKER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Danny Algart, whose brother Itzik is held captive by Hamas in Gaza, spoke during a session of the Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee.

Slain hostage Itzhak Elgarat returned to Israel, family confirms

Elgarat, aged 69, was abducted from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz by Hamas terrorists on October 7. 

JANUARY 21, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Itzhak Elgarat

How much room do growth and unity take up in our consciousness?

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DECEMBER 25, 2024BySIVAN RAHAV MEIR
How much room do growth and unity take up in our consciousness?

A mother to all she met: Loved ones mourn passing of released hostage Hannah Katzir

'Her heart couldn’t withstand the unbearable pain since October 7,' Carmit Palty Katzir, Hannah's daughter, said.

DECEMBER 24, 2024ByEVE YOUNG, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Charred building in Kibbutz Nir Oz

'A woman who embodied pure love': Released hostage Hannah Katzir dies at age 76

Her funeral is set to be held at Kibbutz Nir Oz at 4 p.m. on Tuesday.

DECEMBER 24, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hannah Katzir, taken captive by Hamas in the October 7, 2023 attack and released in the November 2023 hostage deal, died at the age of 76, Kibbutz Nir Oz announced on Tuesday.

Israeli cannabis co. InterCure raises NIS 66m. for damaged Nir Oz facility

InterCure facility at Kibbutz Nir Oz damaged in October 7 attacks to be rehabilitated.

DECEMBER 23, 2024ByGALI WEINREB/GLOBES/TNS
Kibbutz Nir Oz after the massacre

Idan Raichel creates song renewal in honor of hostage Sagi Dekel Chen

Chen, aged 36, was kidnapped to Gaza from Kibbutz Nir Oz while protecting his family during the Hamas attacks.

NOVEMBER 21, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Idan Raichel singing in renewal of Yored Ha'Erev for the return of Sagi Dekel Chen held in Hamas captivity.

Israeli northern frontline residents without an education system for a year

"It's unacceptable that after a year, nothing has changed." said a kibbutz representative.

OCTOBER 11, 2024ByELI ASHKENAZI
1,200 Israeli flags are planted amid the destruction in Kibbutz Kissufim, near the Gaza Strip, symbolizing the number of people murdered by Hamas on October 7, 2023.