President Rivlin meets Kfar Aza residents

President Reuven Rivlin meets with 50 residents of Kfar Aza, a kibbutz on the Gaza border, who stayed put throughout Operation Protective Edge.

“Kfar Aza is almost a ghost town,” says Rivlin. “When you get here, you understand that Operation Protective Edge was a fight for the home. For the crops. The kindergartens. A struggle for survival and for the routine.”

The president reassures the residents that “the responsibility for rebuilding the ruins is not on your shoulders, but on the shoulders of the Israeli government. The rehabilitation and development of the towns is an urgent national task. The State of Israel must provide the economic and psychological support as needed.”