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One of the videos that Hamas broadcast on Oct 7 was of a tractor that they stole from Kibbutz Nir Oz and drove through the streets of Khan Yunis. The IDF have since found the tractor, repaired it, and driven it out of the Gaza strip.  It will return to work in a rebuilt Kibbutz Nir Oz.

New York based NGO Belev Echad (With One Heart) supports wounded IDF soldiers, providing respite, rehabilitation, and emotional support. Volunteers who make hospital visits are mostly army veterans who were themselves wounded in battle and have been through the recovery process.

IDF reservists Eliya Rosen and Daniel Novogrotzky fought together for six weeks in Gaza. They were drafted on Oct 7, to join their unit, Company A of Brigade 55's Battalion 28. They then discovered that their wives shared a room in the maternity ward of the same hospital.

An extremely rare silver coin was recently discovered during an excavation in Israel’s Judean Hills. It is around 2,500 years old (6th–5th centuries BCE) and was found whilst excavating a First Temple period building. Archeologists also discovered a shekel measuring weight.

A surprising sight in Khan Yunis.  

The organization Shabbat 4 Soldiers asks US families that normally don’t observe Shabbat, to keep it on behalf of an IDF soldier on active duty who normally keeps it but currently cannot. In its first month, 85 families have kept Shabbat for the first time, and more are joining each week.

ISRAEL21c is cultivating the next generation of digital communication experts who want the world to know the truth about life in Israel. College students aged 18-25 can create innovative social media content that shares the positive stories of Israel. Non-political impactful storytelling to the world.   

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Dozens of Eritrean migrant workers hosted hundreds of IDF soldiers serving on the border with Gaza to a festive barbecue dinner. The Christian Orthodox Eritreans self-funded the cost of all the steaks, hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken, kebabs, and salads.

There are a great many happy feet in the IDF due to the thousands of pairs of US-certified military-grade boots being delivered each week. 10,000 pairs of boots have been distributed to Israeli soldiers, thanks to some $850,000 of donations, raised mainly from individuals in the US at private funding events.