10/07/2024

The Israeli Village Grieving the Biggest Loss from Oct. 7, One Year Later

The natural course of grieving is distorted here

This story is a part of an NPR series reflecting on Oct. 7, a year of war and how it has changed life across Israel, the Gaza Strip, the region and the world.

KIBBUTZ BE’ERI, Israel — The natural course of grieving is distorted here, a year after the Oct. 7 attacks.

This tight-knit Israeli community near the Gaza border is digging up its dead from temporary graves further away and reburying them back home, where it is safer to gather now, a year into the Gaza war.

"I'm so exhausted after every funeral that we have to deal with again," said Gal Cohen, the head of the kibbutz. "Because it brings [back] everything, and we cry again."

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