The residents of Ofakim came out with joy and excitement to welcome the abductees who passed by in a convoy in the city that also suffered heavy losses on the day of the massacre. The residents cheered, sang and waved Israeli flags in front of the abductees who waved to them.

Yesterday, a march marking the heroism of those who fought the bloody battles against Hamas on October 7, also passing by the home of Rachel of Ofakim. Watch:

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich informed the mayor of Ofakim, Itzik Danino, that the city will be included in the benefits plan for the Gaza Strip Envelope. "The city's residents will receive full compensation for direct and indirect damage."

Yarin Peled, a medic murdered during the Simchat Torah Massacre, left a note with a last request if she was killed. Reporter Almog Boker calls for people to heed it.

The President will meet with the woman held hostage for hours by terrorists, as well as with families of captives and missing.

The city marketed as a "city of people" will now be known as the "city of heroes." Watch.

After a quiet night from the Gaza Strip, terrorists fired a barrage of rockets towards Tel Aviv. There are no reports of casualties at this time. Concurrently, following reports of a suspicious individual in Ofakim, residents were instructed to take shelter in protected spaces.

MK Danny Danon from the Likud brought a number of ambassadors on a tour to the cities of Ofakim and Sderot. The ambassadors criticized Hamas and called for its destruction. During the tour in Sderot, a Red Alert siren was activated, and the ambassadors fled. The Ambassador of Kosovo fell and was lightly injured.