Kibbutz Nir Oz

Israel's 'Red Alert' nominated for Critics Choice Award in Best Foreign Language Series category

The series is named for the phrase that signifies that a missile attack is imminent in Israel, and it dramatizes true stories of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances on October 7.

Scene in 'Red Alert'.
Released Israeli hostage Gadi Mozes at a ceremony marking rebuilding in kibbutz Nir Oz, southern Israel, following the October 7 massacre. August 7, 2025.

'Not one minister called me, saying welcome back': Ex-hostage Gadi Mozes slams gov't - N12

A scene from 'Accidental Happiness.'

TV Time: Israeli television gives glimpse of optimism with 'Accidental Happiness'

Mourners lay slain hostage Amiram Cooper to rest on November 2, 2025.

Kibbutz Nir Oz closes chapter as last hostage returns, continues to await remaining hostages


Sahar Baruch, Amiram Cooper laid to rest after over two years of war in Gaza

"You were at the beginning of your life, and the thought of you breaks our hearts into a million pieces," Sahar Baruch's aunt Rebecca Manor said.

Mourners lay slain hostage Amiram Cooper to rest on November 2, 2025.

Who was Amiram Cooper, one of Kibbutz Nir Oz's founders murdered in Hamas captivity? - explainer

One of the founders of Kibbutz Nir Oz, Amiram Cooper, was a poet born in Haifa before the founding of the modern State of Israel. His remains were brought back from Gaza.

Slain hostage Amiram Cooper.

Former hostage Matan Angrest 'was forced to endure horrific interrogations,' mother Anat says

Anat Angrest talked during a rally in Tel Aviv's Hostage Square on Saturday, demanding the release of the remaining Gaza hostages.

Anat Angrest, mother of freed hostage Matan Angrest speaks during a protest at “Hostage Square” in Tel Aviv, calling for the release of Israelis held by Hamas, October 25, 2025.

Released Gaza hostage Gadi Mozes to receive ‘Ben-Gurion Award’

Mozes will receive the award for his exceptional personal courage, leadership, and Zionism after pledging to rebuild Kibbutz Nir Oz following his release from terrorist captivity in January.

 A photo of Gadi Mozes, who was released from Israeli captivity on Thursday, Jan. 30, has gone viral in Israel.

Who was Tamir Adar, the Nir Oz kibbutznik who fought bravely on October 7? - explainer

Tamir left his home on the morning of his October 7 to defend his kibbutz, with his final message to his wife saying: "Don't open [the door] to anybody, even if it is me asking you to open."

TAMIR ADAR was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023. Having fought to defend his family and community, he was severely wounded and did not survive.

Who was Arie Zalamanowicz, kibbutz Nir Oz founder killed by Hamas captors in Gaza? - explainer

Footage of his capture on October 7 showed 86-year-old Zalamanowicz on the back of a motorcycle, flanked by his captors seated in front and behind him.

Arie Zalamanowicz

'No words to describe whirlwind of emotions': Daughter eulogizes slain hostage Eliyahu Margalit

Margalit was killed on October 7 while feeding his horses in the kibbutz stables.

Released hostage Eliyahu Margalit.

Kibbutz Nir Oz commemorates the 65 murdered, 83 taken hostage on October 7

Nine kibbutz members remain hostages in the Gaza Strip two years after Hamas's massacre swept through the kibbutz.

Kibbutz Nir Oz members hold a memorial ceremony in the kibbutz cemetery in the build up to the second anniversary of Hamas's October 7 massacre, October 6, 2025.

Christian group honors October 7 victims with sweeping flag campaign

From October 2-8, over 1 million Americans across the United States will plant over 1.5 million Israeli flags, and participating institutions will have their own display fields of 1,200 flags.

A boy plants a flag in memory of the victims of October 7.

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.

'They beat me, humiliated me': Ex-hostage describes traumatic captivity in Gaza

In Spanish, she said, “I am also here today as a Mexican woman, because that is where I was born, where the cartels kill and torture people."

Ilana Gritzewsky speaking at the United Nations Security Council, August 27, 2025.