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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 625

Kibbutz Nir Am

A grey Volkswagen that carried seven Gazan laborers and their Israeli Bedouin driver, surrounded by Hamas terrorists at Sha'ar Hanegev Junction, on October 7, 2023. (X video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 8, 2024, 7:15 pm
Israel said to hold bodies of five Gazan laborers murdered by Hamas on October 7
Terrorists attacked van carrying seven Palestinian workers driven by Bedouin Israeli man who was also murdered; two were taken alive, their fate unknown
By ToI Staff
Musician and chef Adi Weinberg (right) cooks with evacuees from the Gaza border communities at Tel Aviv's Asif on March 17, 2024 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
March 21, 2024, 4:08 pm
‘Kibbutz Tel Aviv’ evacuees cook up some solace in culinary workshops
Displaced residents from Gaza border communities share a meal and their stories as they peel and chop
By Jessica Steinberg
Samar Fouad Talalka (Courtesy)
January 22, 2024, 10:04 pm
Samar Talalka, 24: Motorcycle lover who was slated to get married
Kidnapped by Hamas on October 7; accidentally slain by IDF troops in Gaza on December 15
By ToI Staff
Israeli soldiers survey the destruction caused by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, near the Israel-Gaza border, in southern Israel, October 15, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
December 4, 2023, 6:50 pm
Resurrecting Gaza border communities will take a lot more than sowing winter wheat
Despite optimistic images of return and rehabilitation, the harsh reality in the kibbutzim and towns wrecked by Hamas makes living there largely impossible, locals say
By Canaan Lidor
Samar Fouad Talalka, 24, from the Bedouin town of Hura, was taken captive by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023; he was shot dead in error by IDF forces in Shejaiya when trying to escape on December 15, 2023 (Courtesy)
October 23, 2023, 4:48 pm
Samar Fouad Talalka, 22: Worked in Nir Am hen house
The 22-year-old, from the Bedouin town of Hura, was abducted from the kibbutz; he was shot dead in error by IDF forces in Shejaiya when trying to escape
By ToI Staff
The late Matan Abergil, who jumped on his friends in an armored vehicle to protect them from a grenade thrown by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023. (Screenshot)
October 18, 2023, 4:13 pm
Sgt. Matan Abergil, 19: Used body to shield 6 friends from grenade
Killed in action in Kibbutz Nir Am, October 7
By ToI Staff
A Border Police officer about to open the door of a tank and rescue wounded IDF soldiers who had taken shelter inside on October 7, 2023, from a video released by the Israel Police on October 10, 2023. (Israel Police)
October 10, 2023, 6:24 pm
Video shows dramatic rescue of wounded soldiers by police during initial fighting
IDF troops seen extracted from tank where they had taken refuge and led to medical attention by Border Police officers who continued to exchange heavy fire with terrorists
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Ella Meskel (left) and Eva Volovik enjoy being made up by volunteers at the Herod's Hotel in Tel Aviv on October 9, 2023, after fleeing from missiles from Gaza and a gunfight between kibbutz members and Hamas terrorists on October 7. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
October 10, 2023, 4:10 pm
A traumatized community from the Gaza border finds refuge at a Tel Aviv hotel
Residents of Kibbutz Nir Am spent 16 hours in safe rooms without electricity while members fought off terrorists; now they’re surrounded by Israelis eager to help
By Sue Surkes
Daniel Mualem, toting a plastic bag, looks at the house of Rachel and David Edry in Ofakim, Israel, on October 9, 2023. (Canaan Lidor/Times of Israel)
October 10, 2023, 1:22 pm
In Ofakim, one woman’s graceful bravery offers precious solace to a grieving nation
Rachel Edry charmed five armed captors holed up in her home as she conveyed information secretly to a SWAT team she knew was watching
By Canaan Lidor
A rocket is seen launched from the Gaza Strip at southern Israel, early March 8, 2023. (Courtesy/Dadi Fold)
March 8, 2023, 3:46 am
Rocket launched from Gaza at southern Israel after deadly West Bank raid
IDF says projectile lands close to security barrier; launch comes after Jenin anti-terror operation that left six Palestinians dead, including deadly Huwara terror suspect
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Illustrative: View of the barrier along the Israel-Gaza border, on December 8, 2021. (Flash90)
July 29, 2022, 3:12 pm
‘I thought everyone held guns’: Gazan girl makes rare Israel visit to face her fears
In rare event, 12 year old with PTSD from conflict permitted to visit with dad, meet Israelis; ‘Unfortunately there are children in Gaza who think monsters live in Israel,’ he says
By ToI Staff
A Labor Party activist outside a polling station in Sderot, September 17, 2019 (Simona Weinglass/Times of Israel)
September 17, 2019, 4:53 pm
In Sderot, where PM always fares well, rocket-battered residents aren’t shifting
Says one taxi driver as he goes to cast a ballot: ‘I have voted Likud my whole life. And so did my parents. It would feel like a betrayal to vote for anyone else’
By Simona Weinglass
A firefighter works to extinguish a blaze caused by an incendiary device from the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on June 27, 2019. (Fire and Rescue Services)
June 29, 2019, 6:47 pm
Gazan arson balloon sparks fire in southern Israel
Attack comes a day after Israel and Hamas renewed unofficial truce said to include halt of incendiary devices launched across border
By ToI Staff
Palestinians riot on the border fence with Israel east of Gaza City on March 22, 2019. (Said Khatib/AFP)
March 22, 2019, 5:10 pm
2 said killed in riots on Gaza border, fire balloons cause blazes in Israel
Rioters try and damage fence, throwing rocks and explosive devices at soldiers; 55 Palestinians said wounded
By ToI Staff
A fire breaks out in near Kibbutz Nir Am in southern Israel, near the Gaza border, on July 22, 2018. (Screen capture: Ofer Liberman)
July 22, 2018, 4:37 pm
Blaze in field near Gaza not sparked by incendiary device — fire department
Fire in south comes hours after Liberman says Israel willing to ease economic restrictions on Strip if flaming kite and balloon launches end
By Judah Ari Gross and ToI Staff
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