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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 587

Ofakim

Israelis on the beach in Hadera on April 26, 2025, where a man was attacked and killed by a shark during Passover (Photo by Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
April 27, 2025, 4:18 pm
Daily Briefing Apr. 27: Day 569 – Legal wrangles at ICC, shark attack in Hadera
Legal correspondent Jeremy Sharon discusses latest on war crimes case, and that of Ronen Bar; reporter Sue Surkes reviews Hadera shark attack and community in Ofakim since Oct. 7
By Jessica Steinberg, Jeremy Sharon and Sue Surkes
L to R: Israel advocate Ben Cassato is interviewed on Channel 13 on April 11, 2024. (Screenshot via YouTube); Israeli-American NBA player Deni Avdija plays against the New York Knicks on March 30, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger); Rachel Edry from Ofakim is seen outside a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
April 21, 2025, 6:02 pm
NBA player, Oct. 7 folk hero to be honored on Independence Day; singer declines
Yardena Arazi, lamenting wartime division, says she won’t join ‘Rachel from Ofakim,’ Deni Avdija, and 10-year-old Israel advocate at state ceremony on Mount Herzl next week
By Jessica Steinberg and ToI Staff
A mural in Ofakim's Mishor Hagefen neighborhood honors those killed in the October 7, 2023, massacre, September 19, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
April 21, 2025, 6:47 am
A scarred Ofakim neighborhood grows into a community after October 7
After 52 people were murdered by Hamas terrorists during the onslaught, local residents pull together, finding comfort in communal activities, events and memorials
By Sue Surkes
Ludmilla Furman (Courtesy)
March 19, 2025, 5:37 pm
Ludmilla Furman, 78: Seamstress who ‘put her family first’
Murdered by Hamas terrorists in Sderot on October 7
By ToI Staff
Command Sgt. Maj. Yigal Iluz (Courtesy)
January 20, 2025, 10:49 pm
Command Sgt. Maj. Yigal Iluz, 56: Veteran cop was ‘larger than life’
Killed battling the Hamas invasion of Ofakim on October 7
By ToI Staff
Lilia Kostitsina (Courtesy)
December 23, 2024, 10:26 pm
Lilia Kostitsina, 78: Grandmother of 10 loved to tend her garden
Murdered by Hamas terrorists in her home in Ofakim on October 7
By ToI Staff
Lilia Giller (Courtesy)
December 19, 2024, 8:10 pm
Lilia Giller, 61: Single mom doted on her four Pekingese dogs
Murdered by Hamas terrorists in Sderot on October 7
By ToI Staff
Staff Sgt. Nehoray Said (IDF)
December 15, 2024, 10:06 pm
Staff Sgt. Nehoray Said, 21: Lived with ‘truth, kindness, generosity’
Killed battling the Hamas invasion of Ofakim on October7
By ToI Staff
Master Sgt. Michael Lizmi, who was killed by Hamas terrorists in Ofakim on October 7, 2023. (Courtesy)
December 13, 2024, 12:18 pm
Master Sgt. Michael Lizmi, 28: Cop was ‘the best father in the world’
Killed battling the Hamas invasion of Ofakim on October 7
By ToI Staff
Tareq Khatib (Courtesy)
December 11, 2024, 11:23 pm
Tareq Khatib, 44: Garbage truck driver and devoted father of 3
Murdered by Hamas terrorists in Ofakim on October 7
By ToI Staff
Master Sgt. Avi Buzaglo (Israel Police)
November 16, 2024, 10:28 pm
Master Sgt. Avi Buzaglo, 26: Police officer slain defending hometown
Killed battling the Hamas invasion of Ofakim on October 7
By ToI Staff
Avi Zakuto (Courtesy)
October 30, 2024, 9:52 pm
Avi Zakuto, 53: ‘Handsome, smart and modest’ supermarket manager
Murdered by Hamas terrorists in Ofakim on October 7
By ToI Staff
A demolition crew tears down a communal building in Kibbutz Be'eri on June 4, 2024. (Tekuma Authority)
October 29, 2024, 4:23 pm
Report: Despite war, southern Israelis most fear internal violence, political situation
New index aims to create a baseline for measuring resilience and symptoms of stress among residents of Hamas-invaded Western Negev towns, cities and Bedouin settlements
By Sue Surkes
Reuven Weisman (Courtesy)
October 28, 2024, 10:48 pm
Reuven Weisman, 57: Six Day War orphan killed guarding his children
Murdered by Hamas terrorists in Ofakim on October 7
By ToI Staff
From the October 23 Shared Home Sukkah project, being held again during Sukkot 2024, in order to encourage a sense of shared society in Israel (Courtesy)
October 9, 2024, 1:11 am
Shared Home Sukkah project to be held after organizer killed on Oct. 7
Coexistence effort encourages Israelis of all stripes to meet in sukkah huts around the country to engage in real dialogue over the holiday period
By Jessica Steinberg
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