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 Greta Thunberg’s Gaza flotilla was never going to help Palestinians
The eye-catching protest distracted the world from the starving civilians it aimed to aid
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Fast Forward After IDF intercepts Greta Thunberg’s Gaza flotilla, crew posts videos calling themselves ‘kidnapped’
Israel’s defense minister said he had instructed the army to show the group footage from Oct. 7.
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Fast Forward Israel recovers remains of Thai farmworker abducted on Oct. 7 from Gaza
Nattapong Pinta had not previously been declared dead
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News Exclusive: ADL chief compares student protesters to ISIS and al-Qaida in address to Republican officials
Jonathan Greenblatt also said protests against Israel were driven by 'same kind of nihilists' who participated in Black Lives Matter
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Opinion Don’t be grateful two hostages’ bodies were recovered. Be furious.
The remains of two Israeli-American hostages have been returned from Gaza — but that doesn't mean closure
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Fast Forward IDF recovers remains of Gadi and Judith Weinstein Haggai, American-Israelis killed on Oct. 7
The couple was on their morning walk on Kibbutz Nir Oz when terrorists attacked
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Fast Forward Gaza aid distribution effort revamped amid chaos, killings and confusion
The killings have also sparked a debate over media coverage of the aid centers
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Opinion Being Jewish in America today feels like walking multiple tightropes at once
After another antisemitic attack, American Jews are right to be unnerved — but not deterred from our values or our resilience
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Fast Forward Oct. 7 families’ lawsuit says Bitcoin CEO, whom Trump pardoned, facilitated $1B in payments to Hamas and its allies
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Opinion What does Mamdani’s response to synagogue protests mean for Jews? No one will like the answer.
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Yiddish World New record label boasts young (and female) singers of cantorial music
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Culture Can this LGBTQ+ Jewish organization navigate these turbulent times?
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