This is the Forward’s coverage of the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory on the Mediterranean sea bordering Israel. Israel withdrew from the strip in 2005, ceding direct control to the Palestinian Authority, but it maintains strict indirect control.
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Fast Forward Resolution calling for ‘urgent delivery’ of Gaza aid co-sponsored by nearly all Senate Democrats
Sen. Peter Welch of Vermont, who introduced the resolution, spoke next to a large image of a Gazan infant who died
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Fast Forward Israeli left-wing leader Yair Golan doubles down after suggesting Israel ‘kills babies as a hobby’
Golan’s comments have been met with fierce criticism from Israel’s leaders — and agreement from his allies
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News Some of Israel’s staunch supporters are now using words such as ‘genocide’ to describe the war
Some Jews who have backed the war draw the line at a humanitarian aid blockade and threats to annex territory in Gaza
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Fast Forward Israeli culture minister: ‘Israel is going to annex land’ in Gaza if Hamas does not cede power
“Israeli is going to annex land and to create a buffer zone, and we’re not going anywhere until all of our hostages are coming back home,” Miki Zohar said
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Fast Forward Netanyahu says he has ordered ‘basic’ Gaza aid amid widened offensive and starvation concerns
The announcement came days after President Donald Trump said people were starving in Gaza
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News Ben & Jerry’s co-founder was arrested this week — it was far from the first time
Since the ice cream company was founded in 1978, activism has been (half) baked into the brand's DNA
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Opinion Edan Alexander’s release was the last good news we’ll get from wartime Israel
I celebrated my fellow Tenafly native's freedom. But there are too many reasons to believe the future for other hostages is bleak.
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Fast Forward In first Sunday address, Pope Leo XIV calls for ceasefire in Gaza, release of hostages
“I am deeply pained by what is happening,” Leo said in his first Sunday blessing as pontiff
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