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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Fast Forward Only remaining teen hostages and Mia Shem, seen in Hamas hostage video, among 8 released on Thursday
The release means that Kfir and Ariel Bibas are the only Israeli children still known to be in Gaza. Their fate remains uncertain
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Opinion How Oct. 7 is reshaping the Zionist — and anti-Zionist — left in the US
The Zionist left is reengaging to broaden the establishment’s big tent — and the anti-Zionist left is staying far outside
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Culture Debate rages over whether a letter from an Israeli hostage to her Hamas captors is a fake. But does it matter?
Danielle Aloni's letter describing her captors' kindness is only the latest in a debate over morality in the war
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Opinion It’s time for Israel’s far right to go
America’s support for Israel must have limits, and the demands of Jewish extremists for Gaza go beyond them
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Opinion I was shouted down in Oakland for condemning Hamas. The councilmembers did nothing to stop it
City leaders utterly failed to condemn rampant disinformation and antisemitic rhetoric
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Fast Forward Protesters brandish swastikas at pro-Palestinian rally outside Rockefeller Christmas tree lighting
One protester carried a sign depicting a blood-spattered swastika intertwined with a Star of David and the words, “The irony of becoming what you once hated"
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Fast Forward Hamas claims Jerusalem shooting attack that kills 3 as Gaza truce is narrowly extended
The attack occurred shortly after Israel’s 7 a.m. ceasefire deadline with Hamas was narrowly extended for another day
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Fast Forward For the first time since Oct. 7, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urges investigation into sexual violence by Hamas
Guterres’ comments come two days after backlash over an Instagram post by an arm of the U.N. that condemned Hamas, but was deleted within an hour
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Fast Forward After MIT professor’s killing, Jewish influencers spread unverified antisemitism claim
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Opinion I grew up believing Australia was the best place to be Jewish. This Hanukkah shooting forces a reckoning I do not want.
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Fast Forward Holocaust survivor event features a Rob Reiner video address — recorded just weeks before his death
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Fast Forward In Reykjavik, Hanukkah offers a chance for Iceland’s tiny, isolated Jewish community to come together
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Opinion When my children decorate for Hanukkah, I don’t just see pride. I see pluralism in action.
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