ISRAEL - REPOPULATING SOUTHERN ISRAEL NPR | By Carrie Kahn Published October 7, 2026 at 12:18 PM AKDT Facebook Email Hundreds move back to the Kibbutz communities and southern Israeli cities that border Gaza. Many say they want to repopulate and help rebuild the region devastated by the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack. Copyright 2026 NPR