{"id":4147,"date":"2026-02-11T02:09:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T02:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azar.foundation\/?p=4147"},"modified":"2026-07-24T02:13:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T02:13:22","slug":"a-new-playground-brings-life-back-to-kibbutz-nir-yitzhak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azar.foundation\/ta\/a-new-playground-brings-life-back-to-kibbutz-nir-yitzhak\/","title":{"rendered":"A new playground brings life back to Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\">After the terrorist attacks of October 7, 2023, Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak, located near the Gaza border, was devastated and its entire community was evacuated to Eilat. In those first months, few spoke of returning.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4148\" src=\"https:\/\/azar.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f2826950-7d42-4a71-9b4c-11318025cd1a-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/azar.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f2826950-7d42-4a71-9b4c-11318025cd1a-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/azar.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f2826950-7d42-4a71-9b4c-11318025cd1a-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/azar.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f2826950-7d42-4a71-9b4c-11318025cd1a-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/azar.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f2826950-7d42-4a71-9b4c-11318025cd1a-1-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/azar.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f2826950-7d42-4a71-9b4c-11318025cd1a-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\">As families began to consider going back, a project took shape: building a new playground, a space that would give children a reason to play outside again and families a place to gather.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\">The Association of Friends of Switzerland\u2013Israel was the first to support the initiative. The Leticia &amp; Eduardo Azar Foundation then joined the project through Diana and Nestor, members of the kibbutz, helping turn the idea into reality.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4149\" src=\"https:\/\/azar.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/b18ccf14-a508-4c57-902f-0902aaa7ffdd-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/azar.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/b18ccf14-a508-4c57-902f-0902aaa7ffdd-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/azar.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/b18ccf14-a508-4c57-902f-0902aaa7ffdd-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/azar.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/b18ccf14-a508-4c57-902f-0902aaa7ffdd-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/azar.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/b18ccf14-a508-4c57-902f-0902aaa7ffdd-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/azar.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/b18ccf14-a508-4c57-902f-0902aaa7ffdd.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\">Today the playground is in use: children play there every day, parents meet around it, and the kibbutz slowly recovers its daily life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\">For a community that had to leave everything behind, the playground represents something simple and powerful: the decision to return and to build a future in the same place.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the terrorist attacks of October 7, 2023, Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak, located near the Gaza border, was devastated and its entire community was evacuated to Eilat. 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