Nir Oz lost a quarter of its residents in Oct. 7’s massacre — but is resolute on a rebirth

Kibbutz Nir Oz is rebuilding — slowly.  This once-idyllic, idealistic community of 415 residents was among the hardest hit by the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre.  Hamas and other terrorists murdered or kidnapped 117 people from the kibbutz — more than one in four residents.  Now the living hostages and all but two of the dead…