Current sectionIsrael NewsThe residents of Ofakim and Sderot rely heavily on medicine and volunteers to help them sleep at nightShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeOfakim last week. Credit: Eliahu Hershkovitz September 25, 2025One house in Ofakim near Gaza looks a little nicer than the others; it has been renovated and repainted. It's two years since the house became a symbol of the Mishor Hagefen neighborhood, maybe even of this entire city of nearly 40,000.In the NewsIsrael to Sue NYT Over Column Alleging Sexual Violence Against PalestiniansThree Wounded, One Critically, in Hezbollah Drone Attack on Northern IsraelDespite War and Unrest, How Is Israel's Economy Still Thriving?Facing Hezbollah Drones, Israeli Soldiers Say They Have Little to Do but DuckIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter AttackedRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'