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 The IDF freed 2 hostages — recovering the rest must be their top priority
As questions mount over Israel's military strategy, the successful rescue is a reminder of what its true focus should be
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Fast Forward IDF rescues 2 hostages as it steps up operations in Rafah
Norberto Louis Har, 70, and Fernando Simon Marman, 60, were taken hostage from Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak
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Opinion Rafah was Gaza’s last safe zone. The Israeli assault will lead to a humanitarian disaster there
Israel's military strategy in Gaza was always going to lead to a crisis in the south — and now it's here
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Fast Forward Meta shuts down Iranian leader’s accounts for his posts on Hamas and Israel
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has celebrated Hamas on social media since Oct. 7
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Fast Forward Australian Jews on high alert after public list of ‘Zionists’ fuels harassment
At least one family has gone into hiding, said a Jewish lawmaker
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News ‘The war is the last straw’: Secular Israelis fed up with politics and prices think about leaving
After years of stigma, one says, 'there’s no shame' in emigration anymore
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Looking Forward The loveliest place in Gaza is gone
“It was the most black day of my life to decide to leave Gaza,” describes Gaza City resident Jawdat Khoudary.
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Opinion How aid to Israel fell victim to the cult of Trump
Once a 'third rail' for conservative politicians, voting down aid to Israel is now just another prop in the MAGA carnival
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News Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s selection as JTS commencement speaker roils graduating class
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Culture An Israeli genocide scholar looks to Israel’s history to understand ‘what went wrong’
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Holy Ground A Jewish farmer broke ground on a synagogue in an Illinois cornfield. His neighbors showed up to help.
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News Protesters picket Manhattan synagogue over Israel real estate sale, testing Mamdani and new law
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Looking Forward My artist grandmother nearly made aliyah. I don’t know what she’d think of Israel today