Kibbutz Be'eri

Yossi Sharabi laid to rest, One year since Iran retaliation - October 27, 2025

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A poster of Israeli hostage Yossi Sharabi, who was killed in Hamas captivity, and who's body was returned to Israel last night, October 15, 2025.
The funeral of Yossi Sharabi at Kibbutz Beeri.

'Part of me died with you': Slain Gaza hostage Yossi Sharabi laid to rest in Kibbutz Be'eri

Thai national Sonthaya Oakkharasr was murdered by Hamas terrorists at kibbutz Be'eri during the October 7 massacre in 2023, with his body taken into the Gaza Strip, where it has was held for over two years.

Who was Sonthaya Oakkharasr, the Thai national kidnapped from kibbutz Be'eri? - explainer

A VIEW of Kibbutz Be’eri shows a destroyed home from a world left behind on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas terrorists, Palestinian civilians, UNWRA workers, and media members infiltrated Gaza border communities and massacred 1,200 people.

'We will never forget': Israel marks two years since October 7 in state ceremonies


'Make hummus, not war': How the Israeli-Palestinian owned hummus bar moves forward despite the war

In Berlin, their restaurant has been tested by tensions over the war. Both far-right and far-left factions have protested the “normalization” of an Israeli and a Palestinian working together.

The Israeli-Palestinian restaurant Kanaan in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, is an Israeli-Palestinian restaurant brand

Who was Eitan Levi, the Hamas hostage who was kidnapped and killed on October 7? - explainer

In August of 2024, Eitan's family published footage of their loved one's body being abused in the streets of Gaza on October 7.

 Eitan Levi

Light shining beyond the grave: Who is deceased Gaza hostage Yossi Sharabi?

Yossi Sharabi, 53, was known as a loving and dedicated father and husband. Always a protector, Yossi defended his family till the last moment and cared for teenaged hostages while in captivity.  

 Yossi Sharabi who was kidnapped to Gaza

Hamas, PIJ flags seen at Oct. 7 protest in NYC, Israel, diaspora remembers massacre two years on

Witkoff heads to Cairo to attend ceasefire negotiations • Serious clashes outside the Israeli embassy in Athens • Gaza rocket launched at Israel's border communities on Oct. 7 anniversary.

A memorial ceremony at the Nova festival marking two years since the October 7 massacre when Hamas terrorists infiltrated southern Israel, murdering more than 1,200 people. October 07, 2025.

Two years after Oct. 7, Kibbutz Be’eri is beginning to rebuild

Two years after that terror-filled day, the kibbutz, which sits less than four kilometers (three miles) from Gaza, is rebuilding and rehabilitating itself – slowly.

 Kibbutz Be’eri member Danny Majzner’s tattoo bears the date of the October 7 massacre.

Kibbutz Be’eri unveils Yom Kippur prayer book blending Sephardi, Ashkenazi rites

Koren Publishing confirmed that the project was initiated by the kibbutz in partnership with the publishing house, and that the prayer book would be for community use only, and not for purchase.

Kibbutz Be'eri's new Yom Kippur prayer book combining Sephardi and Ashkenazi liturgy. September 2025.

Two years on: 710 Memorial non-profit to mark anniversary through livestream of Oct. 7 messages

The livestream will feature messages from WhatsApp groups in kibbutzim along the Gaza border communities, emergency standby squads, families from the Negev, and relatives from Israel and abroad.

An Israeli flag flutters in front of the remains of a building, following a deadly infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Beeri in southern Israel October 22, 2023

Idan Shtivi identified as second Gaza hostage recovered in special IDF op.

His remains were recovered along with Ilan Weiss. The IDF announced Weiss's recovery on Friday. 

 Idan Shtivi.

IDF recovers body of murdered hostage Ilan Weiss in Gaza

The IDF confirmed that it also uncovered findings of what appear to be the remains of an additional hostage whose name has not yet been released.

Ilan Weiss.

Helping families say goodbye: Archaeologists give closure for those lost on October 7

SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Archaeolgists proved that preserving memories are a crucial part of Israel's recovery from the October 7 massacre.

THE NEW ‘Rising from the Ashes’ exhibition (pictured) by the Israel Antiquities Authority is designed to be an emotional journey, moving from shock and loss to resurrection and hope.

'A miracle it ended with only minor wounds': IDF soldier wounded by accidental fire from Gaza

A bullet fired from the Gaza Strip lightly wounded an IDF soldier near the Sha’ar Hanegev Junction on Sunday.

 Damage to vehicle from stray fire from Gaza