On October 7, 2023, the western side of the kibbutz — the neighborhood where our young adults lived — suffered the heaviest blows.

If you look back through my posts, you’ll see photos of what once stood near the western fence facing Gaza: the buildings where generations of our teens lived during high school, their army service, and beyond — my four children among them. After the onslaught, those buildings were pockmarked with shrapnel and RPG holes. The balconies that once offered comforting shade for the old, discarded sofas where the kids........

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