Amid the trauma of October 7, residents of Sderot and the Gaza border communities are rebuilding with resilience—training for war, planting vineyards, and vowing to thrive where terror once struck.
Eight months after the October 7 massacre, the scars are still fresh — but so is the determination to rebuild. As hopes for a hostage deal fade and military escalation looms, we return to the communities living closest to the Gaza fence.
In Sderot, we witness residents training for house-to-house combat. In Nir Oz, a grandson reopens his murdered grandfather’s winery, launching a new wine with deep meaning.
These are the voices of those who stayed — wounded, grieving, but unbroken.
Image - The remains of the destruction caused by Hamas terrorists when they infiltrated Kibbutz Nirim on October 7, 2023, near the Israeli-Gaza border, southern Israel, January 21, 2024. (Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90)