211 Then I organized tours of our research labs in the institutes. For about two months, three times a week, evacuees and locals came to visit each time in a different lab (e.g., insect lab, solar energy, desert agriculture and aquaculture, water institute, remote sensing, etc.). Also went several times to work in agriculture in the Nizzana area. MORAN WRITES: When the Hamas attacks began thousands of Thai workers and hundreds of foreign students were evacuated from the Gaza Envelope. My workplace, MOP Ramat-HaNegev (Ramat Negev Desert Agro-Research Center), stepped in to care for these refugees. Initially, we brought in mattresses, food, clothes, and other essentials from our homes and set up makeshift accommodations in our offices. Some Thai workers had fled with only the clothes on their backs, even without shoes. To provide more substantial assistance, we organized a local Khan—a traditional Bedouin tent lodging—that could accommodate over a thousand foreign workers and students. I personally coordinated buses and private cars to collect them from various locations and bring them to the Khan. I received distress calls from foreign workers and students who were trapped in bomb shelters within the Gaza Envelope. My role involved liaising between the army and transfer services to facilitate their evacuation. I also managed donations of clothing, blankets, medical supplies, and a lot of food. During this challenging time, we learned of an injured Nepali student who needed to be released from the hospital. Since we had Nepali students at our workplace, I extended an invitation to him to stay with us. After his release, we rented a wheelchair and set up a room near the Nepali accommodation. For a week, we cared for him until he could be safely evacuated from Israel back to Nepal. We maintain contact, and I’m glad to hear he is recovering. As the situation stabilized, the foreign workers and students gradually left the Khan, either returning home or finding better accommodation solutions. In the aftermath, I continued to assist by
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