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Kibbutz Kfar Aza

Nirel Zini, left, and Niv Raviv in an undated photo. (Courtesy)
June 4, 2026, 6:13 am
Human bones found in Kfar Aza; family hopes they belong to son murdered on Oct. 7
During visit to site, bones, including skull, found by family members of Nirel Zini, whose head was cut off by terrorists during massacre; his body was buried without it
By ToI Staff
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
Photographer Avishag Shaar-Yashuv. (Gilad Bar Shalev)
February 21, 2026, 10:39 am
After years documenting Oct.7, Israeli NYT photographer turns her lens on something sweeter
Avishag Shaar-Yashuv photographed funerals, devastation and hostage releases since losing loved ones in Hamas-led massacre. Now she’s revisiting a prewar project focused on pastry
By Jessica Steinberg
Screenshot of former hostages Gali (L) and Ziv Berman in an interview with Channel 12, aired January 3, 2026. (Screenshot/Channel 12)
January 4, 2026, 10:01 pm
‘Enough with the misery’: Hostage twins Gali and Ziv Berman want to move on
In first major interview since their release, brothers describe strange beachside meal set up by Hamas’s Gaza leader; now reunited, they still won’t return to Kfar Aza
By Ethan Rubinson
From 'Stay Forte,' Doron Eran's movie about the three hostages accidentally slain by the IDF in Gaza on December 15, 2023. (Courtesy)
December 25, 2025, 6:12 am
Israeli director sees Oct. 7 drama ‘Stay Forte’ as his personal war against Hamas
Doron Eran says his fictionalized film about hostages Yotam Haim, Alon Shamriz and Samar Talalka, accidentally killed by the IDF, is his way of fighting denial of the terrorist atrocities
By Jessica Steinberg
Beersheba Deputy Mayor Shimon Tubul appears on a Channel 14 news broadcast on January 22, 2025. (Screenshot/X)
November 19, 2025, 2:15 am
Prosecutors set to indict Beersheba’s deputy mayor for assaulting Bedouin men
City official, apparently angered by Arabic music being played loudly in car, was caught on film beating gas station workers; will have chance to defend himself before charges filed
By Charlie Summers
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
Mourners at a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, at Kibbutz Kfar Aza, October 7, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
October 7, 2025, 2:29 pm
‘We want to rebuild’: Kfar Aza, mourning and in limbo, marks 2 years since Oct. 7
Kibbutz residents gather at the local armory, where fierce fighting took place during the Hamas invasion, as they seek a path forward while hoping for their last two hostages’ release
By Luke Tress
Yonatan Shamriz, brother of hostage Alon Shamriz, accidentally murdered by IDF troops in Gaza in December 2023, at a Tel Aviv protest after his brother was killed (Credit Omri Koren)
July 25, 2025, 7:38 pm
Film about hostage Alon Shamriz, killed in error by IDF, nominated to student Oscars
‘Alon, My Brother the Hero,’ is a semifinalist for student film award presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
By Jessica Steinberg
Sgt. First Class Yona Betzalel Brief (Israel Defense Forces)
July 23, 2025, 10:12 pm
Sgt. First Class Yona Brief, 23: Combat medic with a ‘zest for life’
Died on November 26, 2024 of wounds sustained while fighting Hamas in Kibbutz Kfar Aza on October 7, 2023
By ToI Staff
Sgt. First Class Amir Fisher (IDF)
July 20, 2025, 6:57 pm
Sgt. 1st Class Amir Fisher, 22: Lone soldier dreamed of soccer career
Killed on October 7 battling the Hamas invasion of Kibbutz Kfar Aza
By ToI Staff
Aviva and Keith Siegel, after Keith's release home from Hamas captivity on February 1, 2025 (Courtesy)
July 11, 2025, 4:25 pm
Ex-hostage Keith Siegel hopes for the war’s end and the return home of all hostages
The Kibbutz Kfar Aza resident spoke about the torturous experiences in captivity, and his need to do anything he can to help the remaining hostages come home
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative: Clutching bags of essentials, Petah Tikva residents evacuate homes shattered by Iranian missile strike, June 16, 2025. (Stav Levaton/Times of Israel)
June 17, 2025, 12:18 pm
Oct. 7 evacuees from Kibbutz Re’im are fleeing back home amid Iranian missile fire
Back in their protected rooms, survivors of the onslaught face renewed trauma as successes in the war with Iran cause them to ask where the military was during the 2023 massacre
By Sue Surkes
Former hostage Emily Damari speaks to Channel 12 in a segment aired May 31, 2025. (Screen capture: Channel 12)
June 1, 2025, 10:13 pm
Emily Damari, ex-hostage with a ‘golden heart,’ proudly recalls irking her captors
Spunky survivor tells Israeli TV she kept her sexual orientation a secret from Hamas, says ‘craziest moments’ of captivity were learning her mom is alive and being picked up by Red Cross
By ToI Staff
Undated photo of Tamar Kutz. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 19, 2025, 2:00 pm
‘Heartbroken’ woman dies 19 months after son’s entire family was murdered on Oct. 7
Tamar Kutz was among the founders of Kibbutz Kfar Aza, where Hamas-led terrorists massacred 64 people, including five of her relatives
By ToI Staff
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