24.08.24
Due to increased enemy fire and missile interception, numerous fires have broken out in the KKL-JNF Baal Shem Tov Forest. KKL-JNF and Fire and Rescue Services crews are currently operating at the site.
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24.08.24
“We are facing a difficult period. Interceptions and strikes are causing multiple fires, and it is very difficult to control all of the hotspots.”
By KKL-JNF Staff and Foresters - 24.08.24
Following ongoing Hezbollah attacks multiple fires broke out in KKL-JNF forests in Northern Israel due to heavy ammunition falls. KKL-JNF firefighting teams, along with the Israel Fire & Rescue Authority, have been deployed across the Birya Forest and the Baal Shem Tov Forest near Safed. They are working diligently to control and extinguish the fires.
10.07.24
On July 10, KKL-JNF’s marketing department joined a press tour organized by the KKL-JNF Spokespersons Unit to the Upper Galilee. We saw the blackened ground and burnt trees of the Biriya Forest, and smoke still rising from the ground. We spoke with KKL-JNF field professionals as well as civilian volunteers and business owners in order to gain an overall picture of what has been happening in the north since October 8, and especially since Mid-May, with the onset of the warmer, dryer seasons, in order to get a broad, in-depth picture of what is shaping up to be the biggest natural disaster to befall KKL-JNF since its founding over 122 years ago.
05.06.24
Parts of the forest, which had been rehabilitated after the Second Lebanon War, caught fire this week due to the shelling of the Galilee region. The heavy damage caused to the forest near Safed can be seen in a video published by KKL-JNF. “An investment of 18 years went up in flames in two hours,” said a senior KKL-JNF official.
23.01.24
“On the Sunday before Tu Bishvat (occurring Jan 25), KKL-JNF hosted a moving tree-planting ceremony at the Re’im Recreation Area, in memory of the 364 victims of the Oct 7 Nova Festival Massacre. The ceremony was held together with the grieving families, who planted trees at the very spot their loved ones were last seen alive. The plantings are part of KKL-JNF efforts to rehabilitate the destroyed areas of the Gaza Envelope. Together, we will supplant the blackness of destruction with the green of new life.
21.11.23
“”Youth from the KKL-JNF “Youth at Risk” program painted an emotionally painting, paying tribute to the bravery of Ofaqim residents during the Black Saturday attacks on Oct. 7th 2023
13.11.23
“Until Now, Therapy Was Based on the Message ‘Now Everything is Alright’. It’s Not That Simple”
08.11.23
In a combined effort between Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) and the Merhavim association, youth from KKL-JNF’s ‘Planting Together’ program have mobilized to distribute some 30,000 hot meals to IDF soldiers and security forces stationed across the country. Since the start of the war, the boys, aged 14-18, have been visiting army bases from Hermon in the north to Eilat in the south. In addition, they assist during animal therapy sessions for residents still in the Gaza Envelope, and with respite activities for the evacuees and the wounded in hospitals.
06.11.23
“For me, KKL-JNF is not simply ‘The Jewish National Fund’ but rather ‘The Jewish National Family'”. Elyasaf Miara – Artist and Musician, Moshav Shokeda.
06.11.23
“Despite the war, you came here to express solidarity and report to the world about the atrocities that took place here,” said Daniel Benlolo, executive director of KKL France, to the French opinion leaders delegation visiting Israel last week.
02.11.23
The late Ofir Libstein, Head of the Shaar HaNegev Regional Council, fell while defending his fellow residents in Kibbutz Kfar Gaza. KKL-JNF vows to continue Ofir’s path and work to rehabilitate the Gaza Envelope and rebuild the communities.
01.11.23
The horrific terror attacks carried out by thousands of terrorists against Israeli communities in the south have led to numerous acts of heroism and sacrifice by Israelis who fended off the terrorists, saving many lives while often losing their own.
29.10.23
The KKL-JNF Resource Development Division in Israel organized a Zoom meeting with KKL-JNF Friends around the world, in order to hear first-hand testimony from the Simchat Torah massacre and gain more insight on how to help the survivors.
25.10.23
Members of the KKL-JNF Board of Directors toured the regional councils near the Gaza border on Monday, with the aim of learning their needs and continuing to support the residents who endured the terrible terrorist attacks.
23.10.23
Following the ongoing strife in southern Israel, the Volunteer and Special Needs Division of Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael -Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) has initiated a series of programs within apartments and sheltered housing for individuals with special needs who, due to the war, are unable to leave their homes.
17.10.23
At least 1,300 people were murdered, 3,000 wounded and about 200 abducted to Gaza as a result of the murderous Hamas terror attack that shocked the entire world. The victims included children, women and the elderly – this cruel enemy has no compassion for anyone. About 60,000 residents of Southern Israel were forced to leave their homes, becoming refugees in their own country. Many people volunteered to help residents from the south who had experienced the most horrific acts that the human mind could ever imagine.
17.10.23
The enormous lobby of the Jerusalem Gates Hotel was packed to capacity on Thursday, October 12, 2023, which was the 6th day of the Israel-Hamas war. All those present were women and children from Bnei Netzarim, an agricultural village situated in the Eshkol Region just South of the Gaza Strip. They had been evacuated from the area under fire a few days earlier and brought to the hotel.