Current sectionIsrael NewsTwilight ZoneShare 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 formatSubscribeRimas, 15. Her mother repeatedly petitioned the Israeli authorities to evacuate her children from Gaza, but was told there was no mechanism to even file such a request. Credit: Alex LevacHiam al-Najjar lost her husband and two sons in the war; another son has been missing since Oct. 7. Her two youngest children lived alone in a tent in the Strip while she was stuck in the West Bank. They've now been reunitedGideon Levyand Alex Levac08:08 AM • July 25 2026 IDTThey're sitting on the sofa, pressed up against her, as if never wanting to be separated ever again. Two kittens and a mother cat – after almost three years when they were forced to be apart, three years in which they lost beloved members of their family.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:PalestiniansWest BankIsrael-PalestineIsrael-Gaza WarIsrael occupationCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankNetanyahuIranKarim KhanGadi EisenkotIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastAfter Surviving the Gaza War Alone, Two Children Are Reunited With Their MotherThe Real Opponents of Israel's Liberals Aren't ConservativesJudge Drops Netanyahu's Son's Case Against Haaretz JournalistNo Overnight U.S. Strikes in Iran Reported; Trump: Netanyahu to Visit WashingtonNormalization With Israel and Saudi Nuke Deal May Bring the Palestinians Back InRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightThe Original Ozempic Society of Ancient RomeBetween Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World Cup'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli ElectionHélène Cixous: 'I Accept Israel's Existence, but I Don't Identify With It'An Israeli Election Surprise Called the Democrats