Ofakim A regional tractor station that became a transit camp in 1955. With state encouragement, factories were developed, and the place turned into a city. On October 7, 2023, at 6:45 AM, 22 Hamas militants arrived in two trucks. They entered through HaGoren Street and continued to HaKramim Street, and later to Tamar Street. In the neighborhood, there were protected spaces, and they mainly killed people trying to run to safety. Residents with weapons fought them on Tamar Stre

Maon A common claim by Palestinian is we were here before the Jews. Well the Archelogy prove otherwise.  Synagogue were found in Gaza City and in Maon well before the Islam was born and the migration from Saudia occurred. In Gaza city a mosaic floor of a Synagogue was found with King David plays the Harp. In Maon ancient synagogue was built before the 6th century, holds a rich history The mosaic features a vase (amphora) with two peacocks and a vine decorated with birds, anim

Raim Parking Lot – Nova Party Site   A grove where a trance party was held. The operations officer of the Gaza Brigade, Lieutenant Colonel Sahar Fogel, opposed the party due to its proximity to the border, but eventually, the head of the Operations Division of the Southern Command, Nimrod Tzilovsky, approved the event. The party had 4,400 attendees. About 40 police officers were allocated for the event. At 6:22 AM, alarms began, and a few minutes later, it was decided to evac

Kibbutz Meflasim Establishment and Background : Founded in 1949 by immigrants from South America. Events on October 7th : The kibbutz was attacked by 20 Hamas terrorists from three directions. They blew up the pedestrian gate of the kibbutz. 12 members of the emergency squad, led by Moshe Kaplan, and soldiers on leave fought the terrorists, killing three. A YAMAM (Israeli counter-terrorism unit) force arrived, including Yossi Taha, who thwarted an attempt by terrorists to kid

Our next stop was Shuva Hachim which is 4 minutes from Tkuma is another example of the volunteering spirit we so in Sderot Chabad house.   From Sa'ad to Netivot. At the entrance to the settlement, there was a casualty treatment point because it was possible to land helicopters there and transfer severe cases to hospitals. The Shuva brothers from the settlement helped as much as they could and set up a feeding station for soldiers. Later, the entrance to the settlement became

Tkuma Before we drove Nova it was meaningful to see the cars of the victims who tried to escape from Nova . To better understand how road 232 looked on the 7th of October we had to see the Vehicles Memorial car graveyard. Bloody Road, road 232 Road 232, which runs through southern Israel near the Gaza Strip. After October 7 it was named Bloody Road  in the first part  The "Bend of Death" Between the Sha'ar HaNegev junction and the Black Arrow site  (6km in distance) , 55 peo

City of Sderot or Shderot was established in 1951 as a transit camp for immigrants from Kurdistan and Iran. Later, the city absorbed immigrants from Romania, Morocco, Russia, and Ethiopia. In 2001, the first rocket fell on the city, and since then it has endured about 10,000 rockets. In the first five years, rockets fell only on Sderot, and there was no defense mechanism. Even the defense system now provides only a 15-second warning, and according to residents' testimony, it

Introduction The events of October 7, 2023, left an indelible mark on the villages in the Gaza Envelope, a region abutting the Gaza Strip. As a visitor, my journey through these communities was both a sobering and enlightening experience, revealing the resilience and fortitude of those living under constant threat. This blog aims to share what I saw, some of what I learned, my observations and reflections from the trip with my tour guide Dror Katzman, offering a glimpse into