This is 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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Opinion It’s time to talk about the day after — but too soon to do anything about it
The two-state solution remains the only viable path forward
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Fast Forward 17 relatives of Americans taken hostage by Hamas will attend Biden’s State of the Union address
A bipartisan slate of Congress members will host the families
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Fast Forward UN report validates ‘clear and convincing’ allegations of Hamas sexual violence
Israel’s foreign minister recalled his U.N. ambassador, saying the body was not doing enough to expose the atrocities
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News A rally for Jews who reject the war but not Israel
This is a place, said one organizer of the Israelis for Peace protest, to 'mourn for both sides'
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Opinion The left must stop apologizing for Hamas
Since Oct. 7, the left has been increasingly supportive of Hamas's actions, despite its oppression of Palestinians
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Culture ‘Dune 2’ is set thousands of years in the future — so why does it feel like a parable about Gaza?
The blockbuster's visuals feel ripped from the news about the Israel-Hamas war
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Fast Forward Missile strike from Lebanon into Israel kills 1 foreign worker and injures 7 as fears of wider war escalate
After Israeli citizens, Thai workers were the most affected by Hamas’ Oct. 7 invasion of Israel
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News Anti-Israel figure George Galloway sworn into Parliament as Israel-Hamas war roils British politics
“This is for Gaza,” Galloway said after winning a special election that centered on the war
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Culture An Israeli genocide scholar looks to Israel’s history to understand ‘what went wrong’
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Opinion I’m an Orthodox student in NYC. I’m grateful Mamdani vetoed the school buffer bill
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Opinion I discovered anti-Zionism at the University of Michigan. I’m glad it lives on there
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Opinion An alarming new battleground in campus fights over Israel
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Looking Forward My artist grandmother nearly made aliyah. I don’t know what she’d think of Israel today
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Holy Ground A Jewish farmer broke ground on a synagogue in an Illinois cornfield. His neighbors showed up to help.