NIR OZ, Israel — The hum of construction has replaced the gunfire that once tore through this quiet kibbutz less than two miles from Gaza — but for survivor Irit Lahav, the fear hasn’t faded.

“I was born here. I love this kibbutz,” she told The Post in Israel this week. “I want to make it alive, full of energy and happy again. But every night, I’m still afraid.”

More than two years after Hamas terrorists slaughtered and kidnapped more than 100 Nir Oz residents in the Oct. 7 attack, rebuilding is underway though tragic memories remain.

So far, 14 families have moved back , with ten new houses almost ready for a group of about 30 young couples waiting for their turn. Some are temporarily living in kindergartens and community buildings — anything that still stands.

“Sixty percent of t

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