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 A man casts his vote in the Israeli general elections, at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022.

Thousands of evacuated Israelis vote in postponed local elections

By Peled Arbeli
 Report of a drone falling on a tree.

Houthis claim attack on Tel Aviv area after IAF intercepts drone

 A view shows the remains of a burnt home with its bullet-riddled exterior, following a deadly infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Kissufim in southern Israel October 21, 2023.

Gaza border communities call for increased compensation for Oct. 7 victims

 The first cohort of Restart, including 15 residents of the Gaza border communities, graduated recently in Sderot.

Bringing hope to Gaza border communities: First cohort of Kolot's 'Restart' program graduates

 Israeli rescue and recovery unit search damaged cars for human remains and other evidence, following the October 7 attack by Hamas from the Gaza Strip, on a field near Netivot in southern Israel, November 1, 2023

Unity in Netivot: Spending Simchat Torah with evacuees

By ELISHA RUBIN
 RUBBLE IN Kibbutz Kfar Aza following the October 7 attack: The terrorists hoped to spark a wider insurrection, and just as in extreme cults, they were instructed to fight to the death, say the writers.

Gaza border residents one year later: 52% unsatisfied with gov't, 70% unsure about returning

 Yarden and Ariel Bibas, who are both still in Hamas captivity

'The hole in our souls deepens everyday,' says sister of hostage Yarden Bibas

By Ofri Bibas Levy
 Rita Lifshitz at her home in Kibbutz Nir Oz.

Returning home: How are Gaza border area residents rebuilding on the ashes of the past?

 A sukkah for the hostages at Kibbutz Be'eri.

Another holiday without them: Hostage families prepare for sukkot

 A DESTROYED house after Hamas terrorists infiltrated Kibbutz Be'eri and other communities on October 7: While most US Jews had some knowledge of these places, many will now never forget them.

KAN News interactive map tells the stories of October 7 massacre

 Smoke rises from an explosion following an airstrike in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, near the Israel-Gaza border, as seen from Israel, May 20, 2024.

‘Immediate threat’ thwarted: IDF strike in Gaza eliminates Hamas launchers

 DESTRUCTION CAUSED by Hamas terrorists at Kibbutz Be’eri, near the Israel-Gaza border, on October 7 last year: ‘As with every Israeli, I had people around me affected by the massacre. My sister-in-law’s family was slaughtered in Kibbutz Be’eri,’ the writer mourns.

Inside Israel's fight for survival one year later

By CAROLE NURIEL
 ‘Rachel and the Cookies’ by Grafitiyul, depicts Rachel Edri as Wonder Woman, based on an illustration by Daniel Amit.

'Cooking Together': Recipes from the Gaza border, including Rachel's cookies

 A new initiative will help rebuild Gaza border communities.

New initiative to bolster early childhood education in communities affected by October 7

 THE OTEF HaNegev Theater.

This year’s Israel Festival will be held at the Gaza border

 A SCENE of destruction at Kibbutz Nahal Oz, after the Hamas attack on October 7. Due to a lack of critical thinking, the kibbutz underwent a slaughter that is almost too painful to comprehend, the writer asserts.

Could critical thinking and logic have mitigated the horrors of Oct 7

By COOKIE SCHWEBER-ISSAN
 Hostage family relatives run towards the Gaza border and call out to their loved ones, August 29m 2024.

Hostage families run toward Gaza: 'What else do we have left to bring them home?'

 Rachel Goldberg-Polin, mother of American-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin who is stiill in Hamas captivity.

Hostage families send messages to loved ones via loudspeakers at Gaza border