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 Without serious talks, violence between Israel and Gaza will continue
Israel's recent success in Gaza is a fleeting one
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ANALYSIS The one predictable outcome of the Gaza operation
When an unstable political system encounters an acute security threat, the immediate result is generally a blank check for the defense establishment
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Fast Forward New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy visits Israel amid escalation in Gaza
‘A friend is a friend,’ the Democratic governor said about his four-day economic development mission
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Fast Forward Israel and Islamic Jihad reach cease-fire after three-day escalation
44 Palestinians killed, nearly 600 rockets fired into Israel. Lapid says goals of the operation 'have been achieved'
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Fast Forward Israel kills Islamic Jihad terror leader in new Gaza offensive that could foreshadow large-scale conflict
Iron Dome batteries have been activated, and an Islamic Jihad official said the group will "have martyrs" in a "campaign"
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Fast Forward Israel asks the UN to disband its Gaza war panel after member’s ‘antisemitic’ remarks
A member of the Commission of Inquiry accused “the Jewish lobby” of funding a social media campaign to “discredit” the UN Human Rights Council
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News Couple trying to retrieve their son’s remains from Gaza say they have new reasons to hope
Hadar Goldin, a lieutenant in the IDF, was killed in Gaza two hours after the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect
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Analysis One year after Gaza War, little has changed, despite the Israeli army’s insistence
Israel's military insists Guardian of the Walls improved security, but it struggles to read a new reality.
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