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A new neighborhood in Kibbutz Be'eri, near the Gaza border, in southern Israel. (Kibbutz Be'eri)
July 1, 2026, 5:48 pm
Gaza border communities attract 5,000 new residents amid post-Oct. 7 rehabilitation
With 92% of Kibbutz Kissufim residents returning this week, Tekuma Directorate marks 1,000 days since deadly Hamas invasion, says over 1,000 projects completed across region
By Sue Surkes
A new neighborhood in Kibbutz Be'eri, near the Gaza border, in southern Israel. (Kibbutz Be'eri)
May 4, 2026, 2:23 pm
Survey finds fewer than 25% of Gaza border residents feel safe, 40% don’t trust state
But progress report by Tekuma Directorate, at halfway mark of five-year term, finds rising life satisfaction, optimism about future
By Sue Surkes
Family and friends attend a funeral at Kibbutz Nir Oz, in southern Israel, on October 23, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
February 10, 2026, 6:27 pm
Red tape, lack of coordination, delaying Gaza border rehab, state comptroller finds
Audit says funds sitting unused or going to waste due to bureaucracy, failure to consult with locals; state also criticized for not helping those looking to start over elsewhere
By Sue Surkes
Dutch tulips brighten up the Sdot Negev Regional Authority compound. (Tekuma Directorate)
January 11, 2026, 2:09 pm
Over 50,000 Dutch tulips brighten Gaza border communities
Bulbs supplied by Christians for Israel, a Netherlands-based organization, which says flowers symbolize roots of Jewish people in the Land of Israel that cannot be pulled up
By Sue Surkes
The renovated dairy barn in Kibbutz Kissufim, near the Gaza border, after it was damaged in the October 7 massacre, July 28, 2025. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
December 10, 2025, 1:05 am
Resilience in rebuilding: Gaza border kibbutz Kissufim seeks to double population
As demolition of damaged buildings continues, new construction is set to begin, with aim of resettling evacuees and absorbing dozens of new families – especially those with babies
By Sue Surkes
New buildings will be erected on this barren plot at Kibbutz Holit, southern Israel, November 11, 2025. (Nir Caspi)
November 27, 2025, 10:02 am
Tiny Kibbutz Holit, a desert oasis gutted on Oct. 7, competes for attention – and donations
The once-lush community near south Gaza lost 10% of its residents in the Hamas onslaught, but with larger locales taking the limelight, funds are hard to find for the recovery it has begun
By Sue Surkes
Builders renovate a house in Israel's northern kibbutz of Hanita near the border with Lebanon on March 3, 2025 (Menahem KAHANA / AFP)
October 28, 2025, 6:12 am
Plans underway to merge staff overseeing recovery of towns bordering Gaza, Lebanon
Minister in charge says move will give particular boost to committee rehabilitating the north, which only has 10 employees, compared to 70 who sit on panel tasked with reviving the south
By Sue Surkes
Construction in the southern city of Sderot, July 28, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/FLASH90)
October 28, 2025, 6:12 am
With rebuild in full swing, Gaza border region looks toward growth and upgrades
Unveiling revised strategic plan, officials tasked with reviving Sderot and nearby communities say they are spending now to rehabilitate area, though future funding is uncertain
By Sue Surkes
The rebuilt and upgraded Zikim Beach, in a handout photo issued on October 15, 2025. (Hof Ashkelon Regional Council and Tekuma Directorate.
October 15, 2025, 1:59 pm
In first since October 7 massacre, IDF reopening Zikim Beach near Gaza border
Popular beach to be open to public from Thursday during daylight hours, following major renovations; 17 civilians and 1 soldier were killed there during Hamas attack 2 years ago
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
The renovated swimming pool at Kibbutz Or HaNer near the Gaza Strip. (Aviv Management and Consulting)
September 17, 2025, 6:05 am
90% of pre-Oct. 7 residents have returned to Gaza border area, joined by 2,500 others
Government agency tasked with rehabilitating region says new arrivals include more than 50 new families who have settled in 13 of the communities worst affected by Hamas-led attack
By Sue Surkes
Israeli students on the first day of school at Sdot Eshkol elementary school in southern Israel, September 01, 2025. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
September 1, 2025, 11:33 am
2.5 million kids return to school, including in Gaza border and northern communities
High school students strike in protest of the continuation of war in Gaza, call for hostage deal; leaders hail bittersweet return to war-devastated schools, resilience of returnees
By Nava Freiberg, Diana Bletter, Sue Surkes and ToI Staff
View of a construction site in Ashkelon, July 19, 2022. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
August 5, 2025, 5:41 pm
Israel to invest NIS 3.2 billion for post-war rehabilitation in the south
The package, which includes NIS 1.4 billion for Ashkelon and NIS 1.8 billion for other regional councils, is separate from the budget for Gaza border towns
By Zev Stub
Aviad Friedman, head of the Tekuma Directorate, explains a funding plan to enable Gaza border communities to attract new residents by increasing their housing portfolios. The meeting was held at Kibbutz Alumim, southern Israel, July 10, 2025. (Tekuma Directorate)
July 10, 2025, 7:54 pm
Government unveils plans to double population of Israeli communities along Gaza border
Flexible financial package to increase housing includes NIS 560 million of state funds, guarantees for NIS 1 billion in loans to be raised by Jewish Agency
By Sue Surkes
Kibbutz Nirim, after renovations. (Epstein Project Managers/Tekuma Directorate)
June 29, 2025, 9:06 pm
State approves immediate return home of 7 of 13 worst-hit Gaza border communities
Defense Ministry withdraws prohibitions after Tekuma Directorate completes many repairs; state will generally stop supporting rental payments for the seven, with some exceptions
By Sue Surkes
Israeli soldiers walking next to buildings destroyed by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, November 21, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
April 2, 2025, 4:53 pm
Kibbutz Nir Oz and state agree on $95 million budget to rebuild devastated community
Plan, expected to be approved by members’ assembly in coming days, will include building of new neighborhood for first returnees to the community worst-hit on Oct. 7
By Sue Surkes
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