Israeli kibbutz hopes to heal after hostages’ return

KFAR AZA, Israel: Two years after he survived Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel which killed 64 fellow residents of the Kfar Aza kibbutz, Avidor Schwartzman hopes his community can finally begin to overcome its pain. “We can start the healing process,” Schwartzman told AFP, even if “we know that there are a lot of people who will not come back.” On October 7, 2023, Hamas commandos stormed over the barrier separating Gaza and Israel, around two kilometers (just over a mile) away from Schwartzman’s kibbutz.

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