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 Montreal-area synagogue and Jewish center are hit with Molotov cocktails
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned the incident
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Opinion A 69-year-old Jew died after a confrontation at a protest. His death offers important warnings
Paul Kessler stood up against pro-Palestinian protesters. It shouldn't have ended tragically
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Fast Forward Video of Hamas atrocities being shown to Jewish organizations and Hollywood celebs
Israel fights ‘massacre denial’ by widening audience for graphic film of Oct. 7 attacks
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Opinion The settler movement already has plans for Gaza
Without a clear plan for Gaza's post-Hamas future, Israeli settlers are filling the vacuum with proposals to reoccupy
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News Everything we know so far about the death of Paul Kessler
Law enforcement have heard contradictory accounts of how Paul Kessler sustained a fatal injury
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Fast Forward Thousands gather for pro-Israel rally in NYC 30 days after Oct. 7 massacre
Speakers included Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Daniel Goldman, both Jewish Democrats; actors Brett Gelman and Debra Messing; and two relatives of hostages
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Opinion Hamas terrorists killed and kidnapped people from around the world — not just Israelis and Jews
Nearly a third of hostages hold foreign passports, a fact that should be emphasized as not just Israel’s problem
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Fast Forward 1 month after Oct. 7 massacre, the ruins of Kibbutz Kfar Aza testify to its horrors
"Even though my individual house is intact, this place is so full of blood," one resident said as he returned to retrieve belongings
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Culture Why saying ‘L’shana Tova’ on Rosh Hashanah may not be the correct phrase
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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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Opinion With killing of Hezbollah’s chief, Israel occupies the inarguable moral high ground
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Opinion This is the most disorienting Rosh Hashanah in memory
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Fast Forward Antisemitism hits record high in the U.S.; new report shows most-ever incidents in single year
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News One year after Oct. 7, a Yom Kippur ritual of communal mourning takes on fresh meaning
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Film & TV How Leonard Cohen — and a Yom Kippur prayer — inspired a coming-of-age epic
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