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 Pete Davidson reflects on Israel-Hamas war in somber opening of ‘Saturday Night Live’
The comedian spoke about his Jewish father, killed in the Sept. 11 attacks, and the suffering of “Israeli children and Palestinian children"
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Fast Forward Israel strikes airports in Syria and retrieves some hostages’ bodies as it prepares to invade Gaza
On Saturday, Egypt began allowing foreigners to leave Gaza through a border crossing
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Fast Forward Prosecutors charge teen accused of attacking Israeli Columbia University student with hate crimes
The victim was hanging posters of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas when he was allegedly attacked by the 19-year-old
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Fast Forward Updates on the 8th day of war as Israel prepares for ground invasion of Gaza
Here is the latest from Ha'aretz, the Forward's news partner in Israel
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Fast Forward At New Hampshire event, Republican presidential candidates point to Iran and Biden in aftermath of Hamas attack
The spotlight was on Israel at an event in the state that will be the first to vote in the primary elections early in 2024
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Culture I volunteered, transporting sick Palestinian children to hospitals — it hardly seems possible anymore
A volunteer wonders if her dream of coexistence has been destroyed forever
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Fast Forward Israeli minister: Gaza ‘must be smaller at the end of the war’
'Whoever starts a war against Israel must lose territory,' said Minister Gideon Sa'ar
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Forwarding the News Israel pushes for Gaza escape routes as humanitarian crisis escalates — what to know this wartime Shabbat
Gaza has begun to run out of clean water, as many Israeli Jews marked their first Shabbat without a loved one
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Culture Why saying ‘L’shana Tova’ on Rosh Hashanah may not be the correct phrase
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Fast Forward Was the viral Ta-Nehisi Coates interview a hit piece or fair play? A journalism ethics expert weighs in.
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Culture How my odious cousin Roy Cohn was responsible for creating Donald Trump — and me
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Opinion This is the most disorienting Rosh Hashanah in memory
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Fast Forward Brown University rejects pro-Palestinian protesters’ demand to divest from Israel
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Fast Forward As Netanyahu pushes US to join fight against Iran, Biden tells Jewish leaders US ‘fully’ backs Israel’s right to defend itself
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Fast Forward German town’s memorial stones for Nazi victims are stolen on Oct. 7 anniversary
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Fast Forward Lily Ebert, Holocaust survivor who became a TikTok sensation, dies at 100
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