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PM’s office says Netanyahu today to visit Kibbutz Nir Oz for first time since Oct. 7 attack
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
A woman looks at photos of slain hostages in the dining hall at Kibbutz Nir Oz, in southern Israel, on February 25, 2025. (AP/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will today visit Kibbutz Nir Oz, his office tells The Times of Israel.
The prime minister has not visited Nir Oz since Hamas devastated the kibbutz on October 7, 2023, despite appeals for him to do so from the residents of the tight-knit community.
The small kibbutz was among the hardest hit in the Hamas onslaught, with 117 of the community’s approximately 400 residents either kidnapped or murdered during the massacre. Despite the widespread carnage, most government politicians, including Netanyahu, have stayed away from Nir Oz, which has traditionally been viewed as a dovish bastion.
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