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Kibbutz Kerem Shalom

A reinforced door is seen in the safe room of Shlomo and Hanna’le Margalit in Kibbutz Nir Oz on September 26, 2024. The Margalits stayed in this room for 12 hours during the October 7, 2023, Hamas terror attack on southern Israel. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
February 26, 2026, 7:36 pm
Not waiting for state okay, 2 kibbutzim buy lockable, bulletproof doors for safe rooms
Armor-plated doors haven’t yet been approved by army for home use, but opting for survival over protocol, Nahal Oz and Kerem Shalom install them behind existing blast-resistant doors
By Sue Surkes
A child helps plant a new vineyard at Kibbutz Kerem Shalom in this undated promotional image (Courtesy/Kerem Shalom)
May 30, 2025, 8:35 am
Looking to slow life down and join a kibbutz? It’ll cost you
Once Zionist experiments in communal living, today’s kibbutz communities still have much to offer… for those with the right mindset and deep enough pockets
By Zev Stub
A Hamas terrorist is seen opening fire inside Kibbutz Kerem Shalom on October 7, 2023. (South First Responders)
May 28, 2025, 6:01 am
IDF, civil defense squad repelled terrorists at Kerem Shalom on Oct. 7, saving residents
Only one civilian wounded during Hamas’s assault on border community during the terror onslaught; dozens of terrorists killed trying to approach the kibbutz
By Emanuel Fabian
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
Illustrative: Gaza-based terror groups fire rockets towards the sea in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on September 12, 2023. (SAID KHATIB / AFP)
January 11, 2025, 2:42 pm
IDF says rocket fired from Gaza at border area intercepted; no injuries or damage
Over 30 rockets fired from Strip at Israel in past month; military releases footage of drone strike on cell of terror operatives during operations in northern Gaza’s Jabalia
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Israel Amichai Weitzen (IDF)
November 10, 2024, 9:58 pm
Amichai Weitzen, 33: High school educator and devoted dad of 5
Killed battling the Hamas invasion of Kibbutz Kerem Shalom on October 7
By ToI Staff
Moshe Yedidya Raziel who was killed in Kibbutz Kerem Shalom on October 7, 2023. (IDF)
March 6, 2024, 10:04 pm
Yedidya Raziel, 31: Social worker who fell defending his kibbutz
Killed battling Hamas terrorists at Kibbutz Kerem Shalom on October 7
By ToI Staff
Cpt. Tomer Shoham who was killed by Hamas at Kibbutz Kerem Shalom on October 7, 2023. (IDF)
February 20, 2024, 9:55 pm
Cpt. Tomer Shoham, 23: Platoon commander who was ‘moral and ethical’
Killed fighting Hamas at Kibbutz Kerem Shalom on October 7
By ToI Staff
Parents of Naftali Fraenkel, 16, Eyal Yifrah, 19, and Gil-Ad Shaer, 16, (from L-R), the three Israeli teens who were abducted and killed in the West Bank, mourn during their sons' joint funeral in the Israeli city of Modiin, July 1, 2014. (AP/Baz Ratner, Pool)
January 12, 2024, 2:41 am
For Shaer family, targeted killing of Arouri brings some closure to son’s 2014 murder
Bat-Galim Shaer, mother of son Gil-ad, who was slain by Hamas terrorists in 2014, focuses her energy on building unity and resilience within Israeli society – especially during war
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Hamas terrorists fire at Israeli civilians in Kerem Shalom on October 7, 2023. (Screen capture/X)
November 9, 2023, 9:05 am
Kerem Shalom to move displaced residents to Ashalim; Nir Oz to move to Kiryat Gat
Kerem Shalom to relocate at least until end of school year, while Nir Oz residents, devastated by massacres, to face shift from rural kibbutz to urban space until community rebuilt
By Michael Horovitz
Posters calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, outside the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, October 21, 2023. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 22, 2023, 2:56 pm
Daily Briefing Oct 22: Day 16 of war – what first, toppling Hamas or finding hostages?
Editor David Horovitz on need to maintain long-term goals to prevent future brutal massacres; health reporter Renee Ghert-Zand on chilling morgue visit and stories of heroism
By ToI Staff
An armed Gaza terrorist is seen during the October 7, 2023, shock assault by the Hamas terror group on the community of Kerem Shalom (Courtesy of South First Responders)
October 19, 2023, 2:03 pm
Bodycams on Hamas gunmen show them easily crossing border barriers en route to kibbutz
Clips show terrorists, some on motorcycles, progressing unopposed through succession of border fences, and their assault on Kerem Shalom, where 12-strong defense team fought back
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Amichai Shindler (back row, left), his wife during the Sukkot holiday, October 2023. Days later, Hamas terrorists attacked the family in their home and Amichai was badly injured. (Courtesy of Shindler family)
October 18, 2023, 3:05 pm
Young dad of 6 absorbed blast to protect family in attack on Kerem Shalom
Amichai Shindler, whose older brother was killed in 2010 terror shooting, was severely injured as Hamas terrorists blasted open saferoom door as he held it closed
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Amichai Yisrael Witzen (left) and Moshe Yedidia Raziel (Rosenberg). Photo: Eliad Davidi
October 12, 2023, 5:17 pm
Two fathers who grew up together died together defending Kerem Shalom
Kibbutz members Amichai Yisrael Witzen, 32, and Moshe Yedidia Raziel (Rosenberg), 31, fought Hamas terrorists for hours. They were shot dead while protecting a family
By ToI Staff
The smoke trail of a rocket, fired by Palestinian terrorists, flying over the Gaza Strip, on February 23, 2020. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)
December 29, 2020, 12:41 am
Rocket sirens blare in south as projectile fired from Gaza fails to cross border
Alarms wail in Kibbutz Kerem Shalom, days after 2 rockets were fired into Israel, drawing retaliatory airstrikes
By ToI Staff
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