‘I hope they’ll come back: Soldiers replace residents in Israeli kibbutz attacked by Hamas

In southern Israel, army units have dug in around Gaza and have been preparing for a possible offensive into the Palestinian enclave for over two weeks. Close to the border, the kibbutzim that were the scenes of Hamas’ rampage on October 7th are now mostly emptied of civilians, their place taken Israeli armed forces. While for those who remain, the trauma of the Hamas attack lives on. Our team on the ground was given a rare look inside one such kibbutz less than 1km from the Gaza border.