Kibbutz Nir Oz

Argentinian President Milei meets former hostage Iair Horn at memorial cermeony for AMIA attack

The brief interaction preceded a ceremony marking 32 years since the suicide bombing attack on AMIA, a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, as Milei holds steady on condemning the IRGC.

Argentine President Javier Milley and Yair Horn on July 17.
DEGANYA ALEF & BET: Plowing a field, 1945.

After 100 years, Israel's kibbutzim are still adapting to war, change, and an uncertain future

EHUD DRIBBEN, co-founder of Magen 48, discusses the work his organization does to train Israeli communities to confront threats.

Community security: Nir Oz volunteers train to defend Israel's frontlines after Oct. 7

Members of the emergency standby squad in Nir Oz are seen training with Magen 48.

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


'Could have been saved': MK reads Yarden Bibas letter to Netanyahu in Knesset

At the request of former hostage Yarden Bibas, MK Chili Tropper read aloud in his speech before the Knesset plenum and the prime minister.

 Yarden Bibas gives his eulogy at the funeral for Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas

Uncle of Bibas family sues Al-Jazeera for alleged ties to Hamas, role in October 7 attack

Led by attorney Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, American victims claim the Qatari media giant aided Hamas and PIJ, inciting violence and abetting terrorism.

 Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas are abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023.

Israel comes together during tragedy, but where are its leaders? - opinion

Israel is a nation built on solidarity – the idea that no one stands alone and that we have a responsibility that goes beyond the norm. 

 IDF soldiers salute as the motorcade carrying the bodies of Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas travels on Route 232 in the South, on the way to Tsoher Regional Cemetery on Wednesday. This is the reality we live in: Even in our greatest pain, we strive to stand together, says the writer.

Standing in silence: Israel gathers for the Bibas family - opinion

Because when a mother and her children are stolen from their home and returned in death, we do not look away.

 Israelis at the Bibas family funeral on February 26, 2025.

Grieving mother shares anguish of explaining Ariel Bibas's murder to son

"Then you’ll come back to us and be with us in kindergarten. I hope you buy yourself sweets and a cape. I miss you," the letter continued.

 Ariel Bibas with his friend Yoav.

'I won't leave anyone behind,' Netanyahu tells freed hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen during call

"I am glad I insisted on securing the release of as many hostages as possible in the current deal—despite Hamas's opposition," Netanyahu said.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu takes a call with US President Joe Biden following Iran's attack on Israel. April 14, 2024.

We are committing to life amid the face of evil - opinion

The fact that roughly 180,000 children were born in Israel itself contains a message – 10,000 times chai. Our enemies revel in death; we engage in 10,000 times life.

 THE WRITER and her husband, Elliott, show the fruits of their labor, picking oranges in Nir Oz in December 2023.

Hostage documentary, Holding Liat, wins major award at the Berlinale

The film details the struggle of the Beinin-Atzili family after Liat was kidnapped by Hamas from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7

Released hostage Liat Beinin-Atzili and her father, Yehuda Beinin, at the Holding Liat premiere.

Bibas family speaks out for first time since identification of Kfir and Ariel Bibas

"None of this was deserved. We will miss you forever. We will not give up on Mom, Shiri," Ofri Bibas, Yarden's sister stated.

 Israelis pay respect at a memorial set for the Bibas family and Oded Lifshitz, in Tel Aviv, February 22, 2025

'Unbearable pain': Israel reacts to return of slain hostages, Hamas's withholding of Shiri Bibas

Kibbutz Nir Oz calls for "release not revenge"; Finance Minister Smotrich calls for Hamas’s annihilation; Aryeh Deri calls to strike Hamas with "an iron fist."

Israelis hold a sign honoring the Bibas family, in northern Israel, February 20, 2025