Hadas Danieli Yelin wants to be the first woman to break the closed men's club of the kibbutzniks. The head of the Shaar HaNegev Regional Council, the late Ofir Liebstein, was a close friend with whom she cooperated for many years.

"The days when we lowered our heads are over," she says. In the last three months, thousands have evacuated their homes and have been living on suitcases or on income. "This is an entire community that has gone through a very severe trauma"