Kfar Aza

From Kfar Aza to Knesset: Alon Futterman’s new mission for unity

The director of the Kfar Aza Foundation reflects on three years of rehabilitation efforts for the kibbutz, his recent US speaking tour, and his decision to run for the Knesset alongside Gadi Eisenkot

|ByELLIOT HELLER
Alon Futterman, former director of the Kfar Aza Foundation, is running for the Knesset on Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar slate.
Settlers from the Nahala movement build an outpost near the Gaza border, October 15, 2026.

IDF blocks roads leading to Gaza border after Nahala settlers attempt to build outpost overnight

Nahala claimed that over 700 people, including dozens of families with children, rabbis, MKs, bereaved families, and wounded IDF veterans, participated in establishing the "Pioneers of Gaza" outpost.

|ByAMIR BOHBOT
British-Israeli Emily Damari, 30, a former hostage, has her hair done during a photo shoot for her clothing brand which carries the slogan ‘never lose yourself.’

Choosing life: Three years after being taken hostage, former Gaza hostages savor each moment

"I feel that I’m not alone and that there's so much love in this world, and we need to keep it with both our hands," Aviva Siegel said. "I feel very, very lucky to be alive."

|ByREUTERS
Kite Festival of the Be’eri and Hatzerim Communities.

Kite festival tradition from Kfar Aza returns to Tel Aviv skies for Sukkot

The event, held in memory of the Kutz family who were murdered on October 7, will feature family activities, workshops, performances, and kite flying at Tzuk Beach.

|ByMEITAL SHARABI

New websites show firsthand tragic accounts of October 7 massacre

Israel's official X account recently shared www.hamas-massacre.net, a site with dozens of gruesome photos and videos of the slaughter.

NOVEMBER 3, 2023ByMAYA ZANGER-SHAMIR
The destruction caused by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Kissufim on October 7, 2023, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, November 1, 2023

Hamas terrorist: 'Our mission was simply to kill'

Following Abu Rusha's account, the interviewer asked: "Is killing children permitted in Islam?" "No," he replied. 

NOVEMBER 1, 2023ByMAYA ZANGER-SHAMIR
A view shows the living room of a burnt house, following a deadly infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza in southern Israel, October 15, 2023.

Israeli start-up damaged in October 7 massacre doubles down on clean-tech production

Despite the damages done to its employees, investors, partners, and facilities, Kenaf Ventures has vowed to forge ahead with its carbon emission reduction solutions.

OCTOBER 30, 2023ByZACHY HENNESSEY
Ory Shapira, manager of Kenaf Ventures' newly-unveiled production plant

WATCH: Soldiers from the Nahal Brigade engage terrorists on October 7

Despite taking losses soldiers of the Nahal brigade successfully wrested control over the communities in the region from Hamas.

OCTOBER 26, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF soldiers of the ultra-Orthodox 'Nahal Brigade' seen silhouetted holding their weapons at an Israeli army base in Beersheba, southern Israel, March 31, 2014.

'A gift to be alive': Israeli teen wants world to know what the South went through

“I wondered if they were going to come into my house, into my bedroom, I didn’t know what they were going to do. Are they going to rape me? Are they going to kidnap me? Are they going to kill me?”

OCTOBER 25, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN
Renana Botzer-Swissa shelters from rockets in Kfar Aza with her grandmother.

Hamas terrorists: We were told 'whoever brings a hostage gets $10,000'

The footage showed selected clips from six separate interrogations • all said that "Islam does not permit the killing of women and children."

OCTOBER 23, 2023ByMAYA ZANGER-SHAMIR
The destruction caused by Hamas Militants in Kibbutz Be'eri, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, October 14, 2023.

Hamas top secret documents reveal plan to massacre, kidnap children

The documents were turned over to NBC by Israeli first responders. 

OCTOBER 14, 2023ByYUVAL BARNEA
Palestinian fighters from the armed wing of Hamas take part in a military parade to mark the anniversary of the 2014 war with Israel, near the border in the central Gaza Strip, July 19, 2023.

Why Hamas’ brutality must be shown

This is why grisly footage is unfortunately necessary – to remind the world of the barbarism that Israel just experienced.

OCTOBER 12, 2023ByHERB KEINON
Israeli soldiers around the destruction caused by Hamas Militants in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, October 10, 2023.

Photos of babies being burnt, decapitated confirmed

The photos were shown to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his visit to Israel on Thursday.

OCTOBER 12, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Israeli soldiers guard the bodies of victims of an attack following a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, in southern Israel, October 10, 2023.

Bodies of residents and terrorists lie in the grounds of ravaged Israeli kibbutz

The militants went on a rampage, killing hundreds of Israelis and taking dozens hostage.

OCTOBER 10, 2023ByREUTERS
Israeli soldiers walk past a damaged car in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, in southern Israel, October 10, 2023.