Gaza border communities

The old pillar: Israel’s kibbutzim have changed beyond recognition - so what keeps them alive?

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: Israel's kibbutzim and moshavim have shed many of their founding structures, but October 7 revealed that their social bonds and communal identity remain deeply resilient.

Kibbutz members of all ages take part in traditional Shavuot celebrations at Kibbutz Hukok in the Lower Galilee, northern Israel, May 21, 2026
A VIEW OF a brush fire near Be’eri that was ignited by kites flown by Palestinians, near the border with the Gaza Strip, in 2020.

My Word: The 'fight or flight' kite dilemma - opinion

Activists from Gaza border communities demonstrate near Amitai Camp adjacent to the Kerem Shalom Crossing, blocking the road to ISF trucks in protest of their presence in the Gaza Strip. August 25, 2026.

‘Only the IDF can protect us’: Gaza border residents protest deployment of BoP's Gaza force

Kite launched from Gaza found in Nahal Oz.

Kite launched from Gaza found in Nahal Oz, in seventh security breach in less than a month


From Alaska to Sderot's frontlines of resilience

In Sderot, the threats are not predators but rockets, sirens, and the memory of sadistic terrorist invasions that shattered this town nearly two years ago.

FLYING BACK home after exploring remote wilderness parts of Alaska.

More than 90 percent of Gaza border residents return as rebuilding advances

Some 62,000 residents have returned to Gaza border communities. Reconstruction continues, with five key areas still in temporary housing.

Homes in kibbutz Nir Oz, southern Israel, which were burned and runied during the October 7 massacre, August 7, 2025.

Shooting incident reported in Gaza border communities

The shooting was deemed to be criminally motivated, Sdot Negev regional council later announced. 

 Israeli security forces stand guard in the Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem, February 13, 2023

IDF intercepts one of two rockets fired from central Gaza toward border communities

These rockets were the first fired out of Gaza in the past three weeks. 

Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. January 30, 2025.

Sderot becoming hub of resilience and diplomacy during Gaza war - opinion

The Gaza border region – once seen only through the lens of war – is becoming a global hub of resilience and innovation.

US AMBASSADOR Mike Huckabee holds a private meeting with civic leaders from Future for the Otef.

Solar panels and cellphones among smuggled goods seized from Gaza aid trucks - Army Radio

According to the Army Radio, preventing smuggling through humanitarian aid deliveries falls to multiple agencies, which include the IDF, COGAT, the Shin Bet, and border customs.

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid line up near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, August 13, 2025.

‘Until the last bullet’: Israeli soldiers’ heroism thwarted Hamas base takeover

The investigation determined that Hamas terrorists failed to achieve their primary objective of capturing Camp Yiftach, located north of the Gaza Strip, despite years of planning for this goal.

Israeli military vehicles operate, near the Israel-Gaza border, in Israel, August 16, 2025.

New teachers’ neighborhood under construction near Israel’s Gaza border area

The project includes 20 homes for educators and their families relocating to the near-Gaza border area and is already attracting high demand.

The site of a planned teachers' neighborhood in southern Israel, August 27, 2025

'Tammuz 'celebrates Gaza Envelope agriculture in vibrant cookbook

The new cookbook ‘Tammuz’ is a product of Israeli food bloggers and journalists, and supports Gaza Envelope agriculture

‘TAMMUZ’ BRINGS together Israeli farms and some of the country’s leading culinary voices.

UJA-Federation pledges $1m for Gaza aid, citing ‘the Jewish imperative’ to act

UJA CEO Eric Goldstein condemned Hamas for holding hostages, obstructing aid and provoking the conflict, but said that the Jewish community is nevertheless compelled to help alleviate the suffering.

Displaced Palestinians carry food parcels as they raid trucks carrying humanitarian aid in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on August 9, 2025.