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 ‘Nobody is helping us’: Israeli death toll at 700, as Hamas claims some 100 hostages
Families outraged at lack of information from government about people killed or kidnapped from outdoor rave in desert
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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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