Construction in Nir Oz, last week. The main feature of the landscape is the white tin fencing surrounding construction sites. Credit: Olivier FitoussiAlmost three years after the October 7 massacre, the kibbutz that lost a third of its members is coming back to life. Yet despite the return of veteran members and an influx of newcomers, few young families are choosing to settle there02:56 AM • August 24 2026 IDTOn an especially hot day last week, grass was planted around Gadi Mozes' new home in Nir Oz, a Gaza-border kibbutz where about a third of residents were killed or abducted on October 7. At first the grass seemed to be drying out, but a few days later, thanks to intensive watering, it had clearly taken root. At the entrance to the house hangs a large photograph of Efrat Katz, Mozes' partner, who was murdered on October 7.In the NewsAlmost Three Years After October 7, Can Nir Oz Rebuild Without Children?Poll: Arab Parties Gain Seat After Joint List Merger; Coalition Drops to 51Syria Tells Israel It Won't Limit Military Buildup in Security Deal TalksThe Mass Killing in Gaza Is Not a Series of IDF 'Exceptions' – It's the RuleMossad Chief Meets With Syrian Foreign Minister, Source SaysRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryDavid Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaIsraeli Army Orders Criminal Probes Into Killing of Hind Rajab, Gaza MedicsAIPAC's Last-minute Spending Spree Fails to Block California Progressive