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Kibbutz Holit

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
Tending the sheep at the Lahav Farm. (Keshet Ben Muvchar)
May 28, 2026, 11:48 pm
Germinated by its founder’s trauma, growing farm network cultivates healing through work
Rimon Farms Association, which harnesses nature and agriculture to help PTSD sufferers and youth at risk, is now fundraising to seed two new programs to serve Gaza border area
By Sue Surkes
An Israeli soldier walks outside a home attacked by Palestinian terrorists on October 7, in Kibbutz Holit on October 26, 2023. (YURI CORTEZ / AFP)
April 27, 2026, 6:01 am
Kibbutz Holit was left to fight Hamas alone for hours on October 7 — IDF probe
Military investigation finds 60 terrorists attacked border community, killing 16 and abducting 9 to Gaza; troops left to fight elsewhere, backup arrived only in the afternoon
By Emanuel Fabian
A joint memorial ceremony for bereaved Israeli and Palestinian families held in Tel Aviv in 2025, with the inscription saying both in Hebrew and in Arabic: 'We, who lost our dearest of all, choose to stand, mourn and remember together. And as we do every year, we call for the end of violence and the search for a diplomatic solution that will secure freedom, justice and safety for all.' (Gilli Getz)
April 21, 2026, 3:59 pm
‘Blood only begets blood’: Why these bereaved Oct. 7 families still choose coexistence
Despite facing a hostile public atmosphere, some relatives of Hamas victims battle alongside Palestinian peace activists for political change, finding solace in dialogue
By Omer Sharvit
The Dymshits family at Kibbutz Be'erot Yitzhak in central Israel. From left: Lavi on Anat's lap, Michael hugging Gefen, Ofek, and Shani. (Courtesy)
March 24, 2026, 8:04 am
Families uprooted from the Gaza border now find themselves in Iranian crosshairs
As many members of communities affected by the Oct. 7 Hamas atrocities are still in temporary living situations, constant missile fire from the Iran war compounds trauma
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
Youssef Ziyadne (left) and his son Hamza Ziyadne (Courtesy)
July 12, 2025, 9:43 pm
Youssef and Hamza Ziyadne, 53 & 22: Father and son dairy farmers
Kidnapped from Kibbutz Holit on October 7, 2023, and slain in captivity, their bodies recovered in January 2025
By ToI Staff
Thanakrit Prakotwong (Courtesy)
March 23, 2025, 10:59 pm
Thanakrit Prakotwong, 37: Thai laborer was youngest of 8
Murdered by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Holit on October 7
By ToI Staff
Sgt. Maj. (res.) Liran Mones Almosnino (Courtesy)
January 7, 2025, 8:39 pm
Sgt. Maj. (res.) Liran Almosnino, 42: Shepherd and ‘man of nature’
Killed battling the Hamas invasion of Kibbutz Holit on October 7
By ToI Staff
'Jude's parliament' at Kibbutz Holit's temporary location in Kibbutz Revivim, southern Israel, November 3, 2024. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
November 10, 2024, 6:28 am
Haunted by October 7, Kibbutz Holit tries to rebuild in a temporary new location
After a year in a hotel near the Dead Sea, Holit’s residents have moved to a new village within Kibbutz Revivim. They don’t know when — or if — they’ll return home
By Sue Surkes
A plenum session on the appointment of Israel Katz as Defense Minister and Gideon Sa'ar as Foreign Minister at the assembly hall of the Knesset on November 8, 2024. (Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 8, 2024, 1:49 pm
Daily Briefing Nov. 8: Day 399 – Knesset tightens coalition after Gallant ousted
Political correspondent Sam Sokol discusses latest in Knesset legislation, including Haredi draft bill, as reporter Sue Surkes reviews rebuilding in southern communities, COP 29
By ToI Staff
Emeritus Prof. Haim Rabinowitch with his potatoes at a Negev observation plot in southern Israel. (Ore Eldan, Rumafeed)
September 19, 2024, 9:58 pm
Kibbutz ravaged on Oct. 7 looks to renewal through gene-edited potatoes and tomatoes
As the southern community mourns its losses, Holit is set to trial a potato whose natural toxins have been gene-edited out and a tomato that grows semi-dried on the bush
By Sue Surkes
Ronit and Roland Sultan (Courtesy)
June 15, 2024, 10:14 pm
Roland and Ronit Sultan, 68 & 55: Immigrant couple built kibbutz life
Murdered by Hamas terrorists in their home in Kibbutz Holit on October 7
By ToI Staff
Petru Boscov (Facebook)
May 14, 2024, 8:43 am
Petru Boscov, 35: Moldovan caregiver was like ‘family’ to patient
Murdered on October 7 in Kibbutz Holit alongside his charge Moshe Ridler
By ToI Staff
Yaara Cohen, 16, will perform the song she composed on May 9, 2024 at the National Library for her music teacher Shlomi Mathias, killed with his wife, Deborah Mathias, by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023 (Courtesy)
May 9, 2024, 12:07 pm
Teen musician gets national platform to perform song she wrote for teacher killed Oct. 7
Yaara Cohen will sing ‘Grapefruit Tree’ at a pre-Memorial Day event at the National Library, in memory of Shlomi Mathias, killed with his wife at Kibbutz Holit
By Jessica Steinberg
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