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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News Will the US recognize a State of Palestine? The Biden-Netanyahu gap deepens over plans for Gaza’s future
It's unclear whether any plans are actually afoot for the United States to recognize a Palestinian state — but even the prospect of recognition is rattling the Israelis
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Fast Forward Israel returns to hostage talks as Netanyahu presents postwar plan for Gaza governance
Israeli media report Hamas continues to demand that any deal include the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, which Israel has rejected
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Opinion Almost 5 months after Oct. 7, my Israeli brother-in-law still wonders ‘what the hell happened?’
Far from recovered after the Hamas attack, the residents of the Negev are dealing with a 'post-post traumatic' new reality
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Opinion Why is the world not helping Gazans flee a war zone?
In most contemporary conflicts, global efforts are made to facilitate the evacuation of refugees. Gaza is proving to be the exception
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News Escaping Gaza, for fun: Israelis take to ‘escape rooms’ that mimic war
Operator of ‘Fauda’-based Gaza role-play game says customers want to ‘kick some Arabs’ ass’
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Opinion Israel will not defeat Hamas in Rafah without confronting Gaza’s future
Before invading Rafah, Israel must work with regional partners to avoid a humanitarian disaster for the Palestinians
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Opinion Netanyahu’s plan for endless war must force a reckoning for American Jews
Israel's longest-serving prime minister has made it impossible to feel uncomplicated support for the country
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Opinion Rafah was Gaza’s last safe zone. The Israeli assault will lead to a humanitarian disaster there
Israel's military strategy in Gaza was always going to lead to a crisis in the south — and now it's here
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