Nir Oz in Be'er Sheva, Southern District, Israel — West Asia (the Levant in the Middle East)

The Nir Oz Lion

Photographed by Jerry Klinger

1. The Nir Oz Lion Marker

Inscription. The Nir-Oz Lion, The field is silent. Memory cries out. Do not forget what happened on October 7, 2023. "Earth conceal not the blood shed on thee." Donated by the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation, with support from the Nir Oz Community and the Klinger Family. Sculptor Sam Philipe 2025

Erected 2025 by The Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Notable Events • Notable Places. A significant historical date for this entry is October 23, 2023.

Location. 31° 18.617′ N, 34° 24.133′ E. Memorial is in Nir Oz, Southern District, in Be'er Sheva. It can be reached from no nearby street. The Memorial is inside the Kibbutz grounds, on the Western periphery, on an elevated hillock facing Gaza, overlooking the fields that the Hamas terrorists traversed. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Rt 2428, Nir Oz, Southern District 85122-00, Israel. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Asia,

specifically in West Asia,

in the Middle East,

in The Levant,

on the Red Sea,

in a coastal Mediterranean country,

and in

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the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire,

the Ottoman Empire,

a British Mandate,

and the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least one other marker is within 16 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Kerem Shalom Lion (approx. 16 kilometers away in Negev).

Regarding The Nir Oz Lion. October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists and Gazan supporters broke through the Israeli-Gaza security fence and attacked Kibbutz Nir Oz. During the terror assault, one out of every four Nir Oz Kibbutznicks, including women, children, men, old and young, were indiscriminately murdered, raped, and or kidnapped back into Gaza. The Kibbutz was physically plundered and ravaged.

Also see . . .
1. ‘Massive failure’: First troops reached Kibbutz Nir Oz 40 minutes after last terrorists left.

On the morning of October 7, 2023, over 500 Palestinian terrorists swarmed into the unsuspecting Gaza border community of Kibbutz Nir Oz. The army — plunged into complete disarray by the shock attack on dozens of towns and military posts simultaneously — entirely failed to come to the rescue,

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as the terrorists moved from home to home, brutalizing, massacring, and kidnapping dozens of civilians.

(Submitted on August 11, 2025, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida.)

2. The Murders of Ariel and Kfir Bibas: Were You Paying Attention?. The Bibas family, the mother and the two children strangled by Hamas hands, were members of Kibbutz Nir Oz.

In an official statement on February 21, 2025, IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said, “Ariel and Kfir Bibas were murdered in cold blood by terrorists. The terrorists did not shoot the two young boys — they killed them with their bare hands. Afterward, they committed horrific acts to cover up these atrocities.”

If you were shocked by this brutality against Jewish children, then I am sorry to say that you have just not been paying attention.

(Submitted on August 11, 2025, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida.)

3. “Earth Conceal not the blood shed on thee!”.

Nir Oz wanted the Lion. We hurried the sculpture along, siting it in August. We believed, naively wanting to believe, the fighting would be over before another October 7 anniversary came upon
Photographed by Jerry Klinger

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us. A proper dedication would be arranged. A memorial stone and a terraced area with the names of each Nir Oz Kibbutz soul would be etched for eternity.

The hoped-for dream is still illusory. The dedication of the Nir Oz Lion must wait. No ceremony can be held as long as at least nine Kibbutzniks remain brutalized hostages in Gaza. Perhaps soon they will return. We will have a proper dedication of the Lion of Nir Oz then.

(Submitted on September 7, 2025, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida.)

circa August 14, 2025

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Photographed by Jerry Klinger, August 11, 2025

5. The Nir Oz Lion Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2025, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 526 times since then and 134 times this year. Last updated on September 7, 2025, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. Photos: 1. submitted on August 11, 2025, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. 2. submitted on August 18, 2025, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. 3. submitted on August 11, 2025, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. 4. submitted on August 16, 2025, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. 5. submitted on August 11, 2025, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.