The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/nitzana/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:49:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Nitzana | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/nitzana/ 32 32 Cpt. Iftach Gorny, 51: Dairy farmer who helped found border town https://www.timesofisrael.com/cpt-iftach-gorny-51-dairy-farmer-who-helped-found-border-town/ Sun, 02 Mar 2025 16:42:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3494037 Killed battling Hamas gunmen near Yated on October 7

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]]> Sgt. Maj. (res.) Liran Almosnino, 42: Shepherd and ‘man of nature’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/sgt-maj-res-liran-almosnino-42-shepherd-and-man-of-nature/ Tue, 07 Jan 2025 18:39:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3451968 Killed battling the Hamas invasion of Kibbutz Holit on October 7

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]]> Trump peace plan offers land without people to people who don’t want the land https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-peace-plan-offers-land-without-people-to-people-who-dont-want-the-land/ Wed, 05 Feb 2020 09:35:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2233796 With no warning, Israeli farmers on Egypt border find themselves set to be surrounded by Palestinian enclaves. Asks one: Does this look like a map put together by serious people?

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]]> Egyptian general visits Israeli youth village to apologize for stray fire https://www.timesofisrael.com/egyptian-general-visits-israeli-youth-village-to-apologize-for-stray-fire/ Wed, 02 Jan 2019 06:21:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1990770&preview=true&preview_id=1990770 In December 20 incident, large 0.5-inch rounds fired during military drill in Sinai hit unoccupied trailer at Nitzana

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]]> Bullets fired from Egypt hit home in Israeli youth village https://www.timesofisrael.com/bullets-fired-from-egypt-hit-home-in-israeli-youth-village/ Thu, 20 Dec 2018 18:00:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1983907 IDF says projectiles likely fired during military drill in Sinai, causing no injuries in Nitzana; local leader says it was the second such incident in weeks

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]]> Jamming Palestinian hunger strikers’ phones risks our crops, locals say https://www.timesofisrael.com/jamming-palestinian-hunger-strikers-phones-risking-crops-locals-say/ Sat, 29 Apr 2017 10:27:42 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1609307 Negev residents say effort to disrupt communication between protesting detainees is also crippling computerized irrigation systems

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]]> On Egypt border, mixed-gender unit fights old ideas and new foes https://www.timesofisrael.com/on-egypt-border-mixed-gender-troops-fight-old-ideas-and-new-foes/ Sun, 30 Oct 2016 13:36:04 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1487178 With nightly drug smugglings and threat of IS, the women and men of the Caracal Battalion are on alert for anything coming from Sinai

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]]> Elite border cops train for Islamic State attack inside Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/elite-border-cops-train-for-islamic-state-attack-inside-israel/ Sat, 29 Oct 2016 17:12:25 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1488097 Commandos see ongoing operations against smugglers as preparation for day when Sinai-based terrorists try to infiltrate

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]]> Fearing naval attack, Israel bars scuba suit shipment to Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/fearing-naval-attack-israelis-keep-scuba-suits-out-of-gaza/ Mon, 18 May 2015 10:36:13 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1184384 Security officials suspect equipment seized at Nitzana border crossing was to be used by Hamas commandos in sea-based attack, in repeat of 2014 attempt

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]]> Israel’s newest general, 100 years old, finally heals his wounds https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-newest-general-100-years-old-finally-heals-his-wounds/ Mon, 21 Oct 2013 12:09:23 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=707896 For two-thirds of his long life, Yitzhak Pundak battled to restore the reputation of the defenders of Kibbutz Nitzanim in the War of Independence. Finally, as he neared his centenary, he succeeded, and a promise by Moshe Dayan was honored at long last

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]]> Terrorists open fire on Israel from Sinai border https://www.timesofisrael.com/terrorists-open-fire-on-israel-from-sinai-border/ Sun, 14 Jul 2013 17:47:52 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=595770 No reports of injuries in cross-border attack on IDF troops, as Islamists and Egyptians continue to battle in peninsula

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]]> For Israel’s Negev pioneers, a tough but fulfilling lifestyle https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-israels-negev-pioneers-a-tough-but-fulfilling-lifestyle/ Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:53:38 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=408866 Conversations with several remarkable individuals about what it takes to live in the remote, spacious, silent south

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