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 Shlomo Mansur, oldest hostage in Gaza, was killed on Oct. 7, Israel announces
Mansur moved to Israel as a child after his family fled their native Iraq
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Fast Forward With ceasefire deal teetering, Trump says Hamas must release all hostages or ‘all bets are off’
Hostage families and their advocates have increasingly appealed to Trump to get their loved ones freed
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Fast Forward Hamas says that it will delay next hostage release
Hamas’ statement adds more instability to an already tenuous truce
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Fast Forward 3 hostages released on Saturday as images of their poor health shock Israel
The wife and daughters of one hostage freed on Saturday were killed on Oct. 7. Another lost his wife that day as well
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Opinion Yes, Trump’s Gaza plan is outrageous. It could also be just what the Middle East needs
After a century of Palestinian leaders rejecting a two-state-solution, Trump’s proposal could be a wakeup call that peace is the only solution
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Looking Forward Take Trump’s Gaza-a-Lago plan seriously, not literally
Forget all the reasons turning the Palestinian enclave into the "Riviera of the Middle East" seem impossible (and illegal). It's what underlies the president's wacko proposal that matters.
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Fast Forward Hostages Eli Sharabi, Ohad Ben-Ami and Or Levy to be released Saturday
The hostages to be released were abducted from Kibbutz Beeri and the Nova music festival
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Opinion How the American media failed — and is still failing — in its coverage of Israel and Gaza
If you want to know the truth about what's happening in the Middle East, you won't find it on PBS or NPR
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Music Critics say Kendrick Lamar was too loud and hard to understand — they said the same thing about Bob Dylan in Newport
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Opinion Why does Trump’s Gaza plan sound so familiar? Because the Nazis tried it first
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Fast Forward Why was there a pro-Hitler, Holocaust-denying ad on X?
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Music In lawsuit, Drake accuses Kendrick Lamar of picking on ‘Jewish heritage’
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Culture I’m an art historian who researches the Holocaust — here’s why I hated ‘The Brutalist’
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Opinion My ancestors left their homelands to escape antisemitism. Will my son have to leave the U.S. because he’s trans?
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Fast Forward Netflix’s ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’ features a Jewish-run ‘cancer clinic.’ What is it?
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Looking Forward What will you do if ICE shows up at your synagogue?
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