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 How dogs are bringing comfort to released hostages and their families in Israel
Poignant reunions between newly freed owners and their canine companions have been flooding social media
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Fast Forward 10 Israelis, including teen with her dog, and 2 Thais freed from Gaza as ceasefire goes into overtime
The Biden administration hopes to extend the ceasefire as it seeks to expand humanitarian relief for Palestinians in Gaza
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Fast Forward UC Berkeley hit with lawsuit alleging it has not done enough to protect Jewish students
A nonprofit legal advocacy organization and a collection of Jewish professors and students sued UC Berkeley this week, alleging the university is violating the U.S. Constitution and a number of laws by failing to protect Jews from discrimination
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Fast Forward NYU Law students remove bar association president who blamed Israel for Hamas attack
The ousted student lost a job offer and started a GoFundMe to pay for therapy, groceries and to support other pro-Palestinian students
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Looking Forward 6th grade questions about Israel and Gaza, and the teacher who answers them
‘You can't understand what's happening now if we don't do this history’
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Fast Forward After backlash over silence, UN Women tweets, then deletes, statement condemning Hamas attack in Israel
Word quickly spread among Jewish women activists and Israelis, reigniting their criticism of UN Women as holding a double standard when it comes to gender-based violence against Israeli women
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Fast Forward Multiple US synagogues hit with anti-Israel, antisemitic graffiti 7 weeks into Israel-Hamas war
“You know better,” read graffiti spray-painted at Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation in suburban Seattle
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Fast Forward 2 women charged with hate crimes for allegedly assaulting passerby after tearing down hostage posters
The suspects allegedly physically assaulted the woman, ripping a Star of David necklace off her neck and knocking her phone onto the ground, damaging the device
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