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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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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Fast Forward George Santos calls man ‘human scum’ for asking question about Gaza
The embattled congressman appears to have been holding a baby before the confrontation
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Fast Forward As news of American victims in Israel trickled in, these sisters’ fates diverged
Roya and Norelle Manzuri, who attended a Jewish day school in California, were feared missing. Now one has been found dead
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Fast Forward Schumer says Hamas massacre reminds him of his family’s plight during Holocaust
The Senate majority leader is leading a bipartisan delegation to Israel to discuss the military aid package
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News ‘No safety to be found’: Americans with family in Gaza watch and worry
Palestinian Americans say support for Gaza civilians is at an all-time low as Israeli airstrikes continue to pummel the enclave’s residents
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Fast Forward Israeli diplomat stabbed in China, supporters sing ‘Oseh Shalom’ in Tokyo as Israel-Hamas war reverberates across Asia
The Chinese-born mother of a Hamas hostage is petitioning Beijing for help. And a rendition of “Oseh Shalom” stopped traffic at Tokyo’s Shibuya Station
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