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Gaza border rehabilitation

New buildings will be erected on this barren plot at Kibbutz Holit, southern Israel, November 11, 2025. (Nir Caspi)
Tiny Kibbutz Holit, a desert oasis gutted on Oct. 7, competes for attention – and donations
By Sue Surkes
The once-lush community near south Gaza lost 10% of its residents in the Hamas onslaught, but with larger locales taking the limelight, funds are hard to find for the recovery it has begun
Soldiers enjoy free meals at Shuva Achim, near the Gaza border, southern Israel, January 5, 2026. (Dror Trabelsi)
May 9, 2026, 7:38 am
Pop-up stop for soldiers on Gaza border draws volunteers from across the globe
Begun by a handful of brothers eager to help fellow Israelis on October 7, 2023, Shuva Achim has become a second home for soldiers and a magnet for anyone visiting the south
By Sue Surkes
A new neighborhood in Kibbutz Be'eri, near the Gaza border, in southern Israel. (Kibbutz Be'eri)
May 4, 2026, 2:23 pm
Survey finds fewer than 25% of Gaza border residents feel safe, 40% don’t trust state
But progress report by Tekuma Directorate, at halfway mark of five-year term, finds rising life satisfaction, optimism about future
By Sue Surkes
Demolishing the Gat family home in Kibbutz Be'eri, southern Israel, April 12, 2026. (Courtesy, Kibbutz Be'eri)
April 12, 2026, 8:30 pm
Be’eri begins demolishing homes destroyed on October 7, choosing life over ruins
Gaza-border kibbutz, which lost more than 100 residents, tears down two shattered neighborhoods, starting with house belonging to Gat family, to move on from trauma
By Sue Surkes
Family and friends attend a funeral at Kibbutz Nir Oz, in southern Israel, on October 23, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
February 10, 2026, 6:27 pm
Red tape, lack of coordination, delaying Gaza border rehab, state comptroller finds
Audit says funds sitting unused or going to waste due to bureaucracy, failure to consult with locals; state also criticized for not helping those looking to start over elsewhere
By Sue Surkes
The renovated dairy barn in Kibbutz Kissufim, near the Gaza border, after it was damaged in the October 7 massacre, July 28, 2025. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
December 10, 2025, 1:05 am
Resilience in rebuilding: Gaza border kibbutz Kissufim seeks to double population
As demolition of damaged buildings continues, new construction is set to begin, with aim of resettling evacuees and absorbing dozens of new families – especially those with babies
By Sue Surkes
New housing is built on the site of slain resident Pessi Cohen's home at Kibbutz Be'eri, which was shelled by IDF tanks on October 7, 2023, as the army battled Hamas terrorists who had taken 15 hostages and barricaded themselves inside. (Kibbutz Be'eri spokesperson's office)
December 9, 2025, 10:34 am
Kibbutz Be’eri votes to demolish all homes damaged in Oct. 7 Hamas assault, bar one
After months of debate, community decides to preserve a single house for testimony; community director, says, ‘We rebuild, remember, commemorate — and continue to live’
By Sue Surkes
Women from Kibbutz Nir Oz close to the Gaza border meet with HaGal Sheli for a surfing lesson on the Ashkelon coast, September 3, 2025. (Courtesy of HaGal Sheli)
December 4, 2025, 9:12 am
Riding the waves, Gaza border survivors meet fears head on by learning to surf
One in three survivors of the massacre at Nir Oz are surfing with HaGal Sheli, which has served thousands of Gaza border locals and recently opened a center at Zikim Beach
By Sue Surkes
New buildings will be erected on this barren plot at Kibbutz Holit, southern Israel, November 11, 2025. (Nir Caspi)
November 27, 2025, 10:02 am
Tiny Kibbutz Holit, a desert oasis gutted on Oct. 7, competes for attention – and donations
The once-lush community near south Gaza lost 10% of its residents in the Hamas onslaught, but with larger locales taking the limelight, funds are hard to find for the recovery it has begun
By Sue Surkes
Builders renovate a house in Israel's northern kibbutz of Hanita near the border with Lebanon on March 3, 2025 (Menahem KAHANA / AFP)
October 28, 2025, 6:12 am
Plans underway to merge staff overseeing recovery of towns bordering Gaza, Lebanon
Minister in charge says move will give particular boost to committee rehabilitating the north, which only has 10 employees, compared to 70 who sit on panel tasked with reviving the south
By Sue Surkes
Construction in the southern city of Sderot, July 28, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/FLASH90)
October 28, 2025, 6:12 am
With rebuild in full swing, Gaza border region looks toward growth and upgrades
Unveiling revised strategic plan, officials tasked with reviving Sderot and nearby communities say they are spending now to rehabilitate area, though future funding is uncertain
By Sue Surkes
The community of Kibbutz Kfar Aza commemorates the two year anniversary of the October 7, 2025, deadly Hamas attack. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
October 17, 2025, 10:49 am
‘I have no home anymore’: Two years later, Kfar Aza is forever changed by Oct. 7 attack
Return of all living hostages from Gaza sparks hope for border community, parts of which were decimated by Hamas invasion, but grief still fresh as bereaved kibbutz slowly rebuilds
By AFP
A ceremony marking rebuilding in kibbutz Nir Oz, southern Israel, following the October 7 massacre; August 7, 2025. (Tsafrir Abayov/FLASH90)
October 6, 2025, 4:02 pm
‘You have to be a real Zionist’: Two years after Oct. 7, new dreamers rebuild kibbutzim
90% of displaced Gaza border residents have returned, joined by more than 2,500 newcomers. Some say it’s idealism, others just want to ‘get the wheels turning again’
By Deborah Danan
A returning kibbutz resident receives her homecoming kit from the Kibbutz Movement. (Kibbutz Movement Rehabilitaton Fund)
October 1, 2025, 8:23 am
Homecoming kits given to kibbutz residents returning to Gaza border area
Welcome back gift includes seeds, herbal tea and purification kit aimed at helping people return to houses that were desecrated on October 7, 2023
By Sue Surkes
The renovated swimming pool at Kibbutz Or HaNer near the Gaza Strip. (Aviv Management and Consulting)
September 17, 2025, 6:05 am
90% of pre-Oct. 7 residents have returned to Gaza border area, joined by 2,500 others
Government agency tasked with rehabilitating region says new arrivals include more than 50 new families who have settled in 13 of the communities worst affected by Hamas-led attack
By Sue Surkes
The Raisch family on new home ground in Kibbutz Kerem Shalom, close to the Gaza and Egyptian borders, September 1, 2025. (Courtesy)
September 1, 2025, 11:46 pm
New families are heading to Gaza border, boosting returning communities
‘The answer to Hamas is to hold on harder to the land,’ says Uriel Raisch, who moved with his family to secular-religious Kibbutz Kerem Shalom. ‘We are one people’
By Sue Surkes
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