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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Looking Forward The Hebrew word we need right now doesn’t seem to exist
'Kneytsh,' the Yiddish word for 'nuance,' is the key ingredient currently missing from our conversations on the war
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Opinion What’s the right next move in this war — and why is it so hard to trust anyone’s answer?
Is Rafah an essential military target, or the latest victim of this government’s thirst for collective punishment?
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Fast Forward Jared Armstrong’s season was supposed to start on Oct. 7. Now he’s using basketball to help Israeli children escape the realities of war.
Armstrong, who plays professionally in Israel’s second-tier basketball league, is running free clinics for children in Ashkelon
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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 Instead of vetoing ceasefire resolutions, the US must start conditioning support for Israel
This week the United States vetoed for the third time a resolution for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza
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Fast Forward Tiffany Haddish goes to Israel, visits Hostage Square and pledges to see Gaza
‘I’m going to go see with my own eyes,’ says the comedian, who learned that a 'lot of people were kidnapped'
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Fast Forward 1 killed, 11 wounded in shooting attack on West Bank security checkpoint line
The attack comes less than a week after two Israelis were killed in a terror attack on Friday, Feb. 16 at a junction in southern Israel
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Fast Forward New report details extent of Hamas sexual assaults on Oct. 7
Both male and female victims found by search teams showed evidence of being assaulted
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