July 24 Solidarity Tour to the Gaza Envelope (Otef Aza)

 Tour to take place on July 24 2025  Departs from Tel Aviv and Latrun
A day of solidarity and commemoration following the October 7 atrocities. We will learn the history of events of this horrific day and pray for the return of the hostages.
The tour will include 
Burnt Car Lot Memorial A memorial of over 1500 burnt, bullet-riddled, or crushed vehicles evacuated from the Nova Massacre and “Blood route 232”. Through the ruins of the vehicles, we  tell a story of October 7 . One of the vehicles bears testament to the heroism of Ben Shimoni Z”l.  who escaped  the Nova party driving 4 others to safety. He returned twice to save more and was murdered during the third rescue attempt.
 
The Police Station at Sderot
Memorial built over the ruins of the police station and learn about the  battle between the brave outnumbered policemen and the Hamas terrorists. We heard the story of six year-old, Romi, asking her savior  “Are you of Israel?
Observatory of the Gaza Strip
Nova Memorial
We bore witness to the sacred ground of remembrance  of the 364 souls at the Nova music festival  who were brutally murdered in the largest and most horrific terror attack in Israel’s history.
The Death Shelter in Re’im  
This shelter, where  27 people sought refuge became the scene of unimaginable bravery and tragedy.  Here,  Aner Shapira Z”l who bravely intercepted  7 hand grenades and was murdered by the 8th grenade. Segev Kizhner and Ayelet Arnin who recorded the events as they documented their final moments.  And from here, Hersh Goldberg-Polin  and Ori Levi were kidnapped
Kibbuz Nir Oz
We will meet Ran Pauker, one of the founders of the Kibbutz and its legendary landscaper. Ran will share with us the story of the establishment of the Kibbutz, how it became an ecological pearl, the October 7 atrocoties and his vision for resurrection. Ran will escort us through the Kibbutz trails   
 
 
 
 Pick up at 8:00 AM at the Savidor train station and at 8:45 AM in  Latrun 
Expected return to Tel Aviv at 6:30 PM
Tour is suited for ages 16+ due to the nature of the tour theme
Lunch is not provided as part of the tour. We will stop in Sderot for  lunch (where it is possibly to buy food); you may chose to bring your own packed lunch
 
Cost of this tour is 390 NIS. Includes bus and guiding. Entrances are free.
In addition, when visiting at Nir Oz ,   we request  35 NIS  for  to be paid directly at the Kibbutz .
Any questions: Please feel free  to contact Ronen Rosenberg
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Email: info@yourisraelexpedition.com
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*Non Israelis are kindly requested to provide passport pic and entrance slip for VAT exemption