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

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

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

Kite Festival of the Be’eri and Hatzerim Communities.

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


October 7 state ceremony to proceed in Ofakim despite widespread opposition

Controversy surrounds the October 7 state memorial in Ofakim, with many victim families and kibbutzim rejecting government involvement.

Miri Regev (L) A house at Kibbutz Nirim burned on October 7 in the Hamas attack. (Illustration)

October 7: When Hamas targeted Israel's peaceniks on kibbutzim - opinion

Let those who defame Israel compare their peacenik credentials with those of the kibbutz members who live on the Gaza border.

 IDF SOLDIERS walk past a mural on the security fence reading ‘Path to Peace,’ in Kibbutz Nativ Ha’asara near the Gaza border, 2016.

'Chained slave-wife': Former hostage reveals Hamas forced her to wear a hijab, say Islamic prayers

Agam Goldstein-Almog revealed the abuse she experienced from Gazan civilians, Hamas terrorists, and online antisemites since her release.

 Agam Almog-Goldstein

Many Kfar Aza residents won't celebrate Rosh Hashanah at home, with KKL-JNF helping to rebuild

Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund is building a new neighborhood in Kibbutz Ruhama. They need your help.

 View of the destruction caused by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, November 2, 2023

Crimes against humanity: HRW report details Palestinian atrocities on Oct. 7

An NGO watchdog organization called out Human Rights Watch for using October 7 and the hostages as political manipulation tactics.

 Palestinian militants of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades move towards the Erez crossing between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023.

'This isn't political, its inhumane': James Maslow films October 7 documentary for Youtube

The documentary includes scenes of the October 7 massacre as well as scenes of Gazans in footage taken by Hamas.

 Photos of the destruction in Kibbutz Be'eri taken in the beginning of November 2023.

Fighting in Kfar Aza on Oct. 7, rebuilding it now - opinion

We had all come back to volunteer in the rebuilding effort and walk through the kibbutz, hearing stories from the residents in the places where we fought.

 RESERVE SOLDIERS of the 55th Paratrooper Brigade volunteer in a Kfar Aza field in April.

Longing mixed with hope: Art after October 7

'After their murder, for a while I couldn’t go into my studio and touch a pencil,' Bar-Nur says.

 UNTITLED PHOTOGRAPH from Rose Bar-Nur’s exhibition ‘Concrete Singing and Other Birds.’

New cookbook honors memory of October 7 victims

The cookbook is published at the initiative of the Department for Zionist Activities in the Diaspora, together with the Israeli non-profit Taste of Memories.

 "Taste of Memories" in the diaspora

What I learned about keeping a clean home from the Hamas massacre ruins - opinion

The lesson from Kfar Aza is clear yet profound – our homes should embody personality without succumbing to clutter.

 A messy and clan home side by side.