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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 622

Nir Yitzhak

Illustrative: An Israeli Air Force F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft flies over Haifa on September 24, 2024. (Jack Guez/AFP)
April 16, 2025, 8:29 am
IAF fighter jet accidentally drops bomb near Israeli border community; none hurt
Munition explodes on impact, causing large crater in open area of Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak; IDF says it was result of ‘technical malfunction,’ will investigate further
By Emanuel Fabian
Four widows whose husbands' bodies are being held hostage in Gaza. From left, Hadas Adar, widow of Tamir Adar; Saphir Zohav Hamami, widow of Asaf Hamami; Yaffa Rudaeff, widow of Lior Rudaeff, Ela Haimi, widow of Tal Haimi in Tel Aviv on March 11, 2025. (Avishag Shaar-Yashuv/IDFWO)
March 19, 2025, 6:50 pm
With new Gaza fighting, 4 IDF widows worry the bodies of their fallen husbands won’t return
Women from the IDF Widows and Orphans Organization whose spouses are among the 35 dead hostages in Gaza call for ‘the immediate release of all hostages — living and dead’
By Diana Bletter
Udi Goren, whose cousin Tal Haimi was killed, his body taken captive by Hamas terrorists on October 7, at the Hod Hasharon Eco Park on December 10, 2024. (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
December 22, 2024, 5:57 am
Inside one man’s struggle to get his cousin’s body, taken on Oct. 7, back from Gaza
Tal Haimi’s remains are still being held by terrorists. Udi Goren has stepped up to represent the family as they beg for all the hostages, living and dead, to be returned home
By Jessica Steinberg
Former hostages Gabriela Leimberg, left, and her brother, Fernando Marman, at a September 2024 rally for the hostages, nearly a year after they were taken hostage to Gaza on October 7 (Courtesy)
November 25, 2024, 7:36 am
Former hostage reflects on life post-captivity, one year after her release
Gabriela Leimberg talks about the trauma of captivity, her bubble of family and friends, and the support she feels from the Israeli nation
By Jessica Steinberg
Temporary homes in Omer, near Beersheba, in southern Israel, built for evacuees from Kibbutz Kissufim, near the Gaza border. (Tekuma Authority)
October 27, 2024, 8:20 pm
Post-Oct. 7 return home of 3 Gaza border towns further delayed by still-ongoing war
Residents of Sufa, Nir Yitzhak and Netiv Ha’asara are now scheduled to return at the end of the year; state will continue funding temporary accommodation
By Sue Surkes
Lior Rudaeff was murdered by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023, in Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak and his body was taken hostage to Gaza. (Courtesy)
May 8, 2024, 5:01 am
Presumed hostage Lior Rudaeff confirmed killed on October 7; body was taken to Gaza
Announcement that Nir Yitzhak resident was murdered while defending kibbutz from terrorists comes hours after his wife vowed family ‘will continue to fight until you come home’
By ToI Staff
Louis Har (C) hugs a loved one as Fernando Marman looks on at Sheba Medical Center, February 12, 2024. (Screen grab)
February 14, 2024, 2:01 pm
Relative of rescued hostages describes immense relief and gratitude at their return
Maayan Sigal-Koren, whose mother, mother’s partner, uncle, aunt and cousin were abducted from Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak, talks about family’s recovery
By Jessica Steinberg
From L-R: Gabriela Leimberg kisses her brother Fernando Marman, Clara Marman next to her partner Louis Har, at the Sheba Medical Center February 12, 2024 (Courtesy)
February 12, 2024, 8:44 am
IDF rescues 2 hostages from south Gaza’s Rafah in daring nighttime operation
Yamam officers breach second floor of building, kill three Hamas terrorists guarding Fernando Marman and Louis Har, as air force carries out massive strikes
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Israeli reservists pose with a dog they brought out of Gaza in December 2023. (Courtesy of Glass Walls)
February 1, 2024, 11:26 am
Israeli troops’ rescue of animals in Gaza fuels pro-Palestinian ‘looting’ charges
Some anti-Israel activists focus on the issue of pets being brought into Israel as complementary evidence to support a narrative of wrongdoing by Israeli soldiers in Gaza
By Canaan Lidor
Fernando Marman, taken captive from Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak on October 7, 2023 by Hamas terrorists (Courtesy)
January 20, 2024, 7:23 pm
RESCUED: Argentine-born Fernando Marman, beloved handyman
Abducted by Hamas terrorists from Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak on October 7; sisters and niece were freed on November 28
By ToI Staff
Yaron Shahar, 51, was killed by Hamas terrorists outside Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak on October 7. (IDF)
January 7, 2024, 9:03 pm
Yaron Shahar, 51: ‘Renaissance man’ killed while defending kibbutz
Killed on October 7 while defending Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak from Hamas onslaught
By ToI Staff
Aviv Geffen and released Hamas captive Mia Leimberg record his new song 'Black Sunrise' -- released December 20, 2023 (Courtesy screenshot)
December 20, 2023, 5:34 pm
Aviv Geffen performs duet with released hostage Mia Leimberg
Pair sing ‘Black Sunrise,’ written and composed by rocker about terrifying events of October 7
By Jessica Steinberg
Louis Har was taken hostage on October 7, 2023 by Hamas terrorists (Courtesy)
December 19, 2023, 9:08 pm
RESCUED: Argentine-born Louis Har, grandfather to ten
Part of extended Marman family which was largely released on November 28
By ToI Staff
From left to right: Joshua Mollel, a Tanzanian agricultural intern on Nahal Oz who was kidnapped on October 7, 2023, then murdered by Hamas-led terrorists in captivity. (Courtesy); Tal Chaimi (right), here with his wife Ella, was taken captive by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023 from Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak. His family was told on December 13, 2023, that he was killed during the October 7 attack. (Courtesy)
December 13, 2023, 10:21 pm
Kibbutz resident Tal Chaimi, Tanzanian Joshua Mollel confirmed killed by Hamas
Chaimi left home on morning of massacre to fight terrorists as part of rapid response team, was killed on Oct. 7; Mollel, an agricultural intern on Nahal Oz, murdered in captivity
By ToI Staff
Families of hostages held in Gaza march to the Prime Minister's Office and the Knesset in Jerusalem on December 12, 2023, demanding a resumption of negotiations (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
December 13, 2023, 3:13 pm
Families of Gaza hostages march on the Knesset, demand return to negotiating table
Relatives say they know price will be high for releasing remaining 135 hostages, but say they want the government ‘to be brave in their decisions’
By Jessica Steinberg
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