Nahal Oz

IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, citing repeated ceasefire violations

Shortly after the strike began, rocket sirens sounded in Kibbutz Nahal Oz in the Gaza border community. The sirens were almost immediately deemed a false alarm.

UN peacekeepers (UNIFIL) and Lebanese military vehicles patrol in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, January 8, 2026
Yael Segre celebrates the end of her academic training to further her military career, becoming an IDF captain.

Watching the Gaza border: An IDF observer on warning signs, war, and loss - interview

A scene from 'Accidental Happiness.'

TV Time: Israeli television gives glimpse of optimism with 'Accidental Happiness'

 The destruction caused by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Nahal Oz, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, October 20, 2023.

Haunted by war, some Israelis hesitate to return to kibbutz attacked by Hamas


Footage shows Gazans close to border fence despite 700m buffer zone

"There will be zero tolerance for anyone who threatens IDF forces or the border area and communities," Defense Minister Israel Katz commented.

 Israeli military vehicles operate in Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, as seen from Israel, February 9, 2025.

‘We didn’t eat bread on Passover, tried to fast on Yom Kippur’: How ex-hostages clung to faith

The IDF observers from Nahal Oz made a conscious effort to observe Jewish traditions even while being held by Hamas in Gaza.

 Agam Berger reunited with her family

The system betrayed our female surveillance soldiers - opinion

Eternal vigilance may be the price of liberty, but it doesn’t work unless someone is listening to the vigilant.

 Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, Liri Albag and Karina Ariev.

'To opponents of deal, I will never forgive': Families of ex-hostages give first public statements

"This moment, as I stand here now, is the moment I prayed for over 477 days," said Naama Levy's father, Yoni.

 The families of Daniella, Naama, Liri, and Karina made their first public statements following their release.

Tsachi Idan's remains returned to Israel on Wednesday, family confirms

"We are still waiting for the much-needed certainty, which we can only receive after his arrival in Israel," his family said in a statement.

 Tsachi Idan

IDF: Dikla Arava and her son Tomer likely killed by IDF fire on Oct. 7

The results of the investigation were presented to the family on Thursday. 

 Dikla Arava and Tomer Eliaz Arava

Ex-hostage Yagil Yaakov: Albag video gave me flashbacks to having rifle pointed at me

"The terrorist stood in front of me telling me what to say in [in the video], and I was alone, without anyone," Yakov recounted.

 Yagil Yaakov, 13, in a chilling reenactment of the video published by the Islamic Jihad in early November 2023

IDF to provide families of soldiers killed on Oct. 7 with recordings of slain loved ones

The IDF noted that families will be allowed to hear the recordings as part of IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi's policy to ensure transparency with bereaved families.

 Mourners gather at the Nova site on October 7, 2024

Families of Nahal Oz observers listen to new IDF recordings for first time

Some parents heard recordings of their daughters for the first time, while others are still waiting for access.

 A SCENE of destruction at Kibbutz Nahal Oz, after the Hamas attack on October 7. Due to a lack of critical thinking, the kibbutz underwent a slaughter that is almost too painful to comprehend, the writer asserts.

Katz instructs IDF to provide Nahal Oz observer families with full recordings from Oct. 7

After a discussion with the military, Katz instructed the IDF to provide families with the full communication recordings from the day of the massacre.

 Outgoing Israeli minister of Foreign Affairs Israel Katz attends a replacing ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on November 10, 2024.