KIBBUTZ HATZERIM, Israel—The neat rows of prefabricated tan houses pressed up against the Negev Desert look like an oasis of calm. Families are settling into new homes. Children play basketball ...

There’s a house in Kibbutz Nir Oz, an Israeli community near the Gaza border, that used to be the Siman Tov family’s home.

“We fled to our neighbors across the street, and watched our house go up in flames ... a high quality of life, and many children who grew up on the kibbutz returned to raise their own families ...

on the outskirts of a kibbutz called Hatzerim, 18 miles away. Yoel Friedman loaded children’s bikes into a van outside the ...

In the houses, lawns and open areas of the kibbutz, a concrete shelter was never ... They also had outside terraces, barbeques, swings for the children and fresh air. But no-one - here in Kfar ...

No children have moved back ... of working age are employed by Be'eri's successful printing house, and other smaller kibbutz businesses. Profits are pooled and people receive housing and other ...

And they’re planning to buy a house that’s nearly three times ... and here on the kibbutz the children are running around, playing in the mud with the cows. It’s just lovely.” ...

They broke into houses and killed residents on the spot. "A total of 19 people were taken hostage and 200 people were killed in the kibbutz, including 40 children. Many victims were found with ...