Philissa Cramer
By Philissa Cramer
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Fast Forward ‘We failed,’ Smotrich and other Israeli lawmakers concede as rage simmers over government’s handling of attack
“In the name of the government of Israel, and in the name of the whole State of Israel, we ask your forgiveness for what happened,” one minister said
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Fast Forward At least 199 people are being held hostage by Hamas, Israel says, more than earlier estimates
The new estimate comes as Israel prepares for a ground invasion of Gaza that families fear could put their loved ones at risk
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Fast Forward Israel restores water to southern Gaza, US evacuating citizens from Israel by boat as ground war looms
Plus, U.S. senators on a solidarity mission took cover amid rocket sirens in the latest Israel-Hamas war updates
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Fast Forward Death toll in Israel attack soars past 1,200 as catalog of Hamas horrors is revealed
“It’s not a war or a battlefield; it’s a massacre,” one Israeli commander said about what he saw at Kibbutz Kfar Aza
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Fast Forward US rabbinical students, in Israel for the year, weigh whether to stay and how to help
“I felt viscerally the discomfort of sitting around while I was watching people leave in uniform,” one student said
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Fast Forward Death toll climbs but IDF regains control of border towns as Hamas attack enters day 3; ‘complete siege’ of Gaza planned
The death toll was reportedly set to climb to 800
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Fast Forward Bruno Mars’ Tel Aviv concert includes classic Israeli children’s Sukkot song
The crowd sang along to “Shlomit Bona Sukkah,” a holiday classic written five decades ago by Naomi Shemer
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Fast Forward USPS releases Ruth Bader Ginsburg stamp, 3 years after Jewish Supreme Court justice’s death
The USPS says the new stamp honors 'an American icon'
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