Nahal Oz

Negev Vet clinics founder Dr. Galia Melman Shalev to receive award for Oct. 7 animal rescue efforts

The chair of ICAVA congratulated Shalev on the award, calling her work “a reflection of the highest values of the veterinary profession: compassion, service, responsibility and courage.”

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.
 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

The kite, which crossed from Gaza to Israel, didn't carry any explosive devices.

Israel to Hamas: If kite launches do not stop, IDF will ramp up strikes across Gaza

 Eyal Eshel, father of slain IDF observer, Roni Eshel at a press conference ahead of a hearing of petitions to the High Court of Justice. December 12, 2024.

Father of slain IDF observer says October 7 terrorists were heard speaking Farsi- report


'The girls suffered, but men suffer more': Shira Albag speaks about Liri's time in captivity

Liri Albag was released from captivity but has not returned to the life she once knew. Despite the smiles and reunions with friends, something in her has changed.

 Shira Albag, mother of freed hostage Liri Albag, speaks at a demonstration demanding a hostage release deal, one week after her daughter appeared in a Hamas propaganda video, January 11, 2025.

Family of Gaza hostage Omri Miran receive sign of life

Omri Miran was kidnapped from his home in Nahal Oz in front of his family.

 IGNS CALL for the release of hostage Omri Miran of Kibbutz Nahal Oz.

Footage shows Gazans close to border fence despite 700m buffer zone

"There will be zero tolerance for anyone who threatens IDF forces or the border area and communities," Defense Minister Israel Katz commented.

 Israeli military vehicles operate in Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, as seen from Israel, February 9, 2025.

‘We didn’t eat bread on Passover, tried to fast on Yom Kippur’: How ex-hostages clung to faith

The IDF observers from Nahal Oz made a conscious effort to observe Jewish traditions even while being held by Hamas in Gaza.

 Agam Berger reunited with her family

The system betrayed our female surveillance soldiers - opinion

Eternal vigilance may be the price of liberty, but it doesn’t work unless someone is listening to the vigilant.

 Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, Liri Albag and Karina Ariev.

'To opponents of deal, I will never forgive': Families of ex-hostages give first public statements

"This moment, as I stand here now, is the moment I prayed for over 477 days," said Naama Levy's father, Yoni.

 The families of Daniella, Naama, Liri, and Karina made their first public statements following their release.

Tsachi Idan's remains returned to Israel on Wednesday, family confirms

"We are still waiting for the much-needed certainty, which we can only receive after his arrival in Israel," his family said in a statement.

 Tsachi Idan

IDF: Dikla Arava and her son Tomer likely killed by IDF fire on Oct. 7

The results of the investigation were presented to the family on Thursday. 

 Dikla Arava and Tomer Eliaz Arava

Ex-hostage Yagil Yaakov: Albag video gave me flashbacks to having rifle pointed at me

"The terrorist stood in front of me telling me what to say in [in the video], and I was alone, without anyone," Yakov recounted.

 Yagil Yaakov, 13, in a chilling reenactment of the video published by the Islamic Jihad in early November 2023

IDF to provide families of soldiers killed on Oct. 7 with recordings of slain loved ones

The IDF noted that families will be allowed to hear the recordings as part of IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi's policy to ensure transparency with bereaved families.

 Mourners gather at the Nova site on October 7, 2024