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A new neighborhood in Kibbutz Be'eri, near the Gaza border, in southern Israel. (Kibbutz Be'eri)
July 1, 2026, 5:48 pm
Gaza border communities attract 5,000 new residents amid post-Oct. 7 rehabilitation
With 92% of Kibbutz Kissufim residents returning this week, Tekuma Directorate marks 1,000 days since deadly Hamas invasion, says over 1,000 projects completed across region
By Sue Surkes
Defense Minister Israel Katz speaking during a ceremony returning a stone from the Western Wall that had been kept at HaKirya military base, to the Davidson Center in the Old City of Jerusalem, May 4, 2026. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
May 27, 2026, 12:37 am
Katz said to reverse security funding cuts for Gaza border communities, after backlash
Reported decision comes after local leaders and security coordinators warned the cuts would severely undermine safety of frontline towns
By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
A picture taken on March 30, 2018 from the southern Israeli kibbutz of Nahal Oz across the border from the Gaza Strip shows tear gas grenades falling during a Palestinian protest, with Israeli soldiers seen below in the foreground. (AFP PHOTO / Jack GUEZ)
May 12, 2026, 2:27 pm
We were there. The Supreme Court did not tie the IDF’s hands on the Gaza border
Two former senior IDF officers: Baseless claims that the Court restricted open-fire rules before the October 7 attacks are merely a pretext to dodge a state commission of inquiry
By Nitsan Alon and Eran Shamir-Borer
First responders work the scene where a man was killed in an Iranian missile strike in central Israel's Moshav Adanim, March 19, 2026. (Tal Gal/Flash90)
March 19, 2026, 3:46 am
Iranian cluster bombs kill Thai worker in Israel, 4 Palestinian women in West Bank
Sirens activated 6 times overnight as north and central Israel inundated with missiles; Hezbollah fires at Gaza border area, in apparent first since renewing attacks on Israel from Lebanon
By Emanuel Fabian
Hezbollah supporters chant slogans during a ceremony marking the first anniversary of the assassination of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in Israeli airstrikes, at Nasrallah's grave in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
February 22, 2026, 2:24 pm
Daily Briefing Feb. 22 — IDF ramps up Hezbollah strikes as Iran supports proxy group
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian discusses IDF strikes in Lebanon with Iran’s Guards in region, USS Gerald Ford nearing Mediterranean, and far-right settlers enter Gaza
By Jessica Steinberg and Emanuel Fabian
Displaced Palestinians carry food parcels and supplies from aid trucks near the Zikim border crossing between Israel and Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, August 18, 2025. (Khalil Kahlout/ Flash90)
November 12, 2025, 2:17 pm
Israel reopens northern Gaza border crossing for humanitarian aid deliveries
Zikim was closed on September 12 during IDF operation to capture Gaza City and remained shut despite October 10 ceasefire, cutting off nearly all aid to the enclave’s north
By Nurit Yohanan and Agencies
Hamas terrorists move towards the Erez crossing between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip, during the terror group's onslaught on October 7, 2023. (Mohammed ABED / AFP)
September 2, 2025, 6:36 pm
Brave actions by troops prevented greater losses at coastal outposts on Oct. 7 — probe
At least 15 terrorists were killed as IDF countered the assault on Zikim shooting range and nearby military outposts with coordinated reinforcements; 11 soldiers were killed
By Stav Levaton
Tamir (left) and Eyal Locker (right). (Courtesy)
August 14, 2025, 1:55 pm
Father and twin brother of fallen soldier join forces on the front line in his honor
When 19-year-old Ori Locker fell in combat on Oct. 7, his father, Eyal, and twin brother, Tamir, channeled their grief into action, choosing to serve together in the IDF reserves
By Stav Levaton
Lishay Lavi-Miran, whose husband Omri Miran is held hostage, shouts to him near the Israeli border with Gaza, April 20, 2025 (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
April 20, 2025, 1:52 pm
‘Don’t lose hope’: Families of hostages shout across Gaza border to loved ones
Elkana Bohbot’s uncle calls Hamas propaganda film of nephew ‘obscene’; Yehuda Cohen, whose son Nimrod is also held in captivity, urges Trump to ‘force Netanyahu to end this bloody war’
By ToI Staff
Families attend an open day at Kibbutz Kerem Shalom, close to the Gaza and Egyptian borders in southern Israel, on March 28, 2025. (Courtesy)
April 1, 2025, 5:00 pm
Open day at religious-secular kibbutz on Gaza border draws 20 families wanting to join
Kibbutz Kerem Shalom, where members fought terrorists in deadly battles on October 7, is a ‘microcosm of Israeli society’ where decisions are reached by ‘listening to one another’
By Sue Surkes
A picture taken from the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip shows an Israeli army tank stationed on a hill overlooking northern Gaza on February 12, 2025. (Menahem KAHANA / AFP)
February 23, 2025, 11:56 pm
IDF raises readiness along Gaza border, while ending civilian restrictions in north
Ramped-up preparedness on Gazan front comes amid talk of possible return to fighting, but not in response to concrete threat near border; no changes to instructions for civilians
By Emanuel Fabian
View of the northern Gaza Strip as it seen from the Israeli side of the border, on February 9, 2025. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
February 9, 2025, 7:36 pm
IDF fires at Palestinians who approached northern Gaza border, three said killed
Defense Minister Israel Katz warns: ‘Anyone who enters the buffer zone puts their life at risk’; separately, Gazan woman reportedly killed east of Khan Younis
By Emanuel Fabian
Friends and family of the victims of the Nova music festival massacre gather at the site of the massacre in southern Israel one year after the brutal assault, October 7, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 7, 2024, 4:48 pm
Pain, determination and survivor guilt at Nova massacre site, a year after atrocity
Thousands honor the victims of the Hamas onslaught at the location of the outdoor rave, as relatives say they must tell their loved ones’ stories
By Jeremy Sharon
IDF Humvees enter the Gaza Strip near Kerem Shalom, July 15, 2024. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
September 13, 2024, 10:26 am
Two Israeli civilians detained by IDF while trying to cross into Gaza
Military says pair stopped in buffer zone before they can enter Gaza territory, motive for attempt to enter war-torn Strip unclear
By Emanuel Fabian
Gazans at a burning Israeli military vehicle on the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border, October 7, 2023. (REUTERS/Yasser Qudih)
August 31, 2024, 11:54 pm
Report: New IDF assessment shows some 6,000 Gazans invaded Israel on Oct. 7
Channel 12 says army data indicates 3,800 of the attackers were members of Hamas’s elite Nukhba force
By ToI Staff
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