Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the Israel-Hamas war, which began on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas militants crossed into southern Israel and massacred civilians, prompting Israel to invade the Gaza Strip.
Israel-Hamas War
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Fast Forward A 25-year-old Lebanese TV reporter and her cameraman are latest journalists to die covering the war
Total number of media workers killed since Oct. 7 is 53, highest casualty toll for journalists in 30 years
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Fast Forward Deal to release dozens of hostages appears to be close, US, Israel and Qatar all say
It has been 46 days since Hamas abducted an estimated 240 people from Israel, including dozens of children
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Fast Forward Palestinian poet who chronicled daily life in Gaza released after capture by IDF
Mosab Abu Toha had written essays on the difficulty of caring for his family during Israeli bombardment for several major American publications
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Fast Forward HIAS and other groups ask Biden administration to extend protected status to Israelis in US
Palestinian non-citizens in the United States are reportedly under consideration to be eligible for protected status
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Fast Forward 3 Massachusetts synagogues targeted with bomb threats
Law enforcement is investigating the source of the threats, which were issued by email on Sunday
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News That woman with the ‘I’m single’ sign at the Israel rally? She wasn’t really looking for a husband
Morgan Raum said the sign was a Jewish joke that most Jews got
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Opinion Worried about war talk at your Thanksgiving table? Here’s 4 questions to start with
The Passover Seder has a lot to offer as we struggle to connect across generations
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Israel Therapy Israel Therapy: How can I engage on social media without getting myself in trouble?
Before you post, take a breath, check your sources…..and take another breath
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Culture Why saying ‘L’shana Tova’ on Rosh Hashanah may not be the correct phrase
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Opinion With killing of Hezbollah’s chief, Israel occupies the inarguable moral high ground
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Culture A Jewish prophet of the 1980s would be horrified to see that we didn’t heed his warnings
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Fast Forward Meet Lev Kreitman, who brought down Tel Aviv shooter and survived Nova music festival on Oct. 7
In Case You Missed It
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Opinion A year after Oct. 7, Israel has the chance to remake its future — for better or worse
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Opinion Campus protests defined the year since Oct. 7. Could they actually change U.S. policy?
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Special Report At the kibbutz hit hardest on Oct. 7, a wrenching debate over how to rebuild
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Opinion Oct. 7 changed Israel. A year later, it must change American Jews, too
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