Nahal Oz

Noa Kirel, Jasmin Moallem to perform songs of fallen Nahal Oz soldiers at Tel Aviv memorial

Amidst the soot, ash, and devastation, soldiers scouring the wreckage of Nahal Oz after October 7 found an unexpected fragile miracle: the beloved songbook of the girls serving at the outpost.

Jasmin Moallem performs at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv in 2024.
Settlers from the Nahala movement build an outpost near the Gaza border, October 15, 2026.

IDF blocks roads leading to Gaza border after Nahala settlers attempt to build outpost overnight

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

 FOR 163 days, Rabbi Doron Perez and his family campaigned for the release of Daniel, until it was confirmed that he fell in battle on Oct. 7.

Can we change an evil decree? A rabbi and father finds divine mercy, compassion in Oct. 7 - opinion


IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, citing repeated ceasefire violations

Shortly after the strike began, rocket sirens sounded in Kibbutz Nahal Oz in the Gaza border community. The sirens were almost immediately deemed a false alarm.

UN peacekeepers (UNIFIL) and Lebanese military vehicles patrol in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, January 8, 2026

Watching the Gaza border: An IDF observer on warning signs, war, and loss - interview

Captain Yael Segre shares what it means to be the ‘eyes of the county’ and what it means to fight not only for your people, but also for the right to do your duty and be recognized.

Yael Segre celebrates the end of her academic training to further her military career, becoming an IDF captain.

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

A new documentary on Hot 8, Next TV, and Hot VOD examines the experiences of a group of 60+-year-olds who spent a year working to revitalize the kibbutzim along the Gaza border.

A scene from 'Accidental Happiness.'

Haunted by war, some Israelis hesitate to return to kibbutz attacked by Hamas

The government has pushed for Israelis to return South, ending subsidies for the devastated kibbutzim residents staying across the country.

 The destruction caused by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Nahal Oz, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, October 20, 2023.

Former hostage Omri Miran thanks Israeli public for their 'struggle' in returning him home

Miran said that during his time in Gaza, he imagined spending time with his daughters. He reunited with his wife Lishay and daughters Roni and Alma after he was released.

Released hostage Omri Miran waves the Israeli flag as he arrives to Ichilov hospital, October 13, 2025.

'The Road Between Us': How an ex-IDF general saved his son on October 7, 2023

The Road Between Us opens in theaters throughout the US on October 3 and will be shown twice at the Haifa International Film Festival, which runs from October 5-14.

 Major General (Ret.) Noam Tibon speaks to thousands of Israeli left-wing activists during a rally in Rabin Square, Tel Aviv, calling for talks with Palestinians and in support of the two-state solution, May 27, 2017.

Herzog calls for urgent state inquiry into October 7 attacks at October Council conf.

At a Tel Aviv conference, President Isaac Herzog and others urged an urgent state inquiry into October 7, calling it essential for accountability and healing.

President Isaac Herzog addressed the October Council's conference in Tel Aviv, September 7, 2025.

'Entire attack livestreamed on Facebook': Oct 7. victim relatives file lawsuit against Meta

Relatives of October 7 victims are suing Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, for livestreams of Hamas's massacre, broadcasting footage of their relatives' murder.

 View of the Re'im music festival massacre, in southern Israel, January 16, 2025.

Nahal Oz petitions High Court against gov't decision to repopulate Gaza border communities

The June decision came following military estimates that “there is no immediate security threat” to civilians living so close to the Gaza Strip.

 The destruction caused by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Nahal Oz, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, October 20, 2023.

Fallen teen hero from Nahal Oz to posthumously receive Civilian Medal of Valor

“We embrace Tomer’s family, the wounded, and the bereaved families, and continue to pray for the return of Omri Miran and all 49 hostages still being held," said Kibbutz Nahal Oz.

 Dikla Arava and Tomer Eliaz Arava