Welcome to 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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Opinion ‘Is it a war — or is it an operation?’ Thousands of miles from home, Israeli teenagers learn the devastating news
At a "shul-in" in New Jersey, they conked out in sleeping bags. Then they woke up and looked at their phones.
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Fast Forward Arab states call for restraint after Hamas attack — but some blame Israel
Iran, Qatar and Kuwait are among the Arab countries that suggested responsibility for the sudden conflict lies with Israel
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Culture Hamas is calling its attack ‘Al-Aqsa Flood.’ Why is the Jerusalem mosque so important in Gaza?
What does a mosque far from Gaza have to do with the violence in Israel?
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Fast Forward Israeli civilians and soldiers held hostage in Gaza, army spokesperson says
IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari stated that civilians, soldiers, and officers were among the Israelis killed in the violent onslaught commenced by Hamas militants who infiltrated Israeli territory on Saturday morning
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Fast Forward Survivors of massacre at Israeli outdoor rave describe ‘battlefield’
Hundreds of attendees were fired upon from all directions, scattering and hiding wherever they could, witnesses say
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Opinion Israelis on the Gaza border outraged at weeks of government complacency
Israeli kibbutzniks say they’ve been complaining to officials for weeks about Hamas troop movements
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Opinion With Israel and Gaza at war, trivial matters can restore our empathy
Like tzitzit, minor irritations of everyday life can be reminders of our place in the world — and to work to repair it.
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News ‘Aghast’: Jews and non-Jews react to Hamas attack on Israel
Condemnation of Hamas' attack on Israel was widespread and forceful
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Fast Forward Why neo-Nazis marched in Ohio this weekend, and almost every weekend in the US
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Opinion The group behind Project 2025 has a plan to protect Jews. It will do the opposite.
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Opinion Just about every interpretation of Trump’s narrow election victory is wrong
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News Texas schools want to add Queen Esther to the curriculum. Here’s why Jews (and many Christians) are opposed.
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Fast Forward Chabad rabbi killed in United Arab Emirates; Israel denounces ‘despicable antisemitic act’
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Fast Forward Rep. Ritchie Torres, outspoken pro-Israel advocate, is dropping hints that he could run for NY governor
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Fast Forward Ursula Haverbeck, infamous German Holocaust denier known as ‘Nazi grandma,’ dies at 96
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Fast Forward A Jewish museum in Tulsa held a funeral for remains of Holocaust victims it kept for years
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