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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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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News How relatives of Israel’s missing are making sure their loved ones aren’t forgotten
The family members of missing Israelis have formed their own battalion of sorts, organizing via group text and, within days, getting the attention of the world and the president of the United States
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Opinion 50 years ago, like today, Israel’s failure to anticipate a major attack rewrote the playbook for an entire region
1973 and 2023 — two massive Israeli government failures, and two moments when the Mideast's future changed forever
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Looking Forward Your kids’ questions on Israel, Hamas and Gaza, answered
'What do you think is gonna wind up happening in Israel? What will the effect be here?'
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Fast Forward Saudis reportedly suspend peace talks with Israel in the wake of war with Hamas
Mohammed bin Salman also spoke with Iran’s president this week, signaling a retreat from the Biden administration’s efforts to isolate Iran, which backs Hamas
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Opinion I’m a Jewish Harvard student. A right-wing doxxing mob is attacking my peers
I disagree with some of my pro-Palestinian classmates, but they deserve safety, not harassment, in expressing their beliefs
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Culture Why do Jews eat Chinese food on Christmas?
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Culture We tried to fix Hallmark’s Hanukkah problem. Here’s the movie we made instead
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News Ben Shapiro is mounting a last stand against right-wing antisemitism. It’s not going well.
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Fast Forward Vance says ‘religious liberty is a Christian concept.’ Where does that leave Jews?
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Opinion The Holocaust survivor writer who can help us through this ominous era
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Opinion What if Donald Trump puts his name on the US Holocaust Memorial Museum?
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Fast Forward Israel becomes first country to recognize Somaliland, drawing condemnation from Egypt, Turkey and Somalia
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Opinion ‘Jesus is a Palestinian,’ claims a Times Square billboard. Um, not quite
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