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 Taking up ancient ritual for times of distress, Jews are fasting in response to attack on Israel
Hundreds of rabbis have committed their communities to a call by the Hadar Institute
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Opinion Explaining to my American friend why I’m staying in Israel
‘If not for your own sake, then for your children’s sake, go,’ she told me. Logic screams that she’s right, but most of us are not built to listen
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Fast Forward Blinken lands in Israel to pledge support after leaders vow to ‘wipe out’ Hamas in escalating war
“We’ve moved to attack,” Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said. “I say now to everyone: We will wipe out this thing called Hamas. We will wipe it off the earth. This thing won’t continue to exist"
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Forwarding the News Israel at war: The latest updates to start your day
Inside a hostage crisis center, U.S. raises travel advisory to Israel, France and UK report rise in antisemitic incidents since attack, Trump slams Israeli intelligence & young couple weds amid chaos.
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Fast Forward Trump slams Israel days after Hamas attacks: ‘I’ll never forget Bibi let us down’
The former president and Republican frontrunner criticized Israel's intelligence failures at a campaign rally
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Fast Forward With no speaker of the House, a congressional resolution supporting Israel has broad support and nowhere to go
Ninety percent of the House backed the resolution by Tuesday, but there was no way to vote for it
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Fast Forward EU members are locked in debates about whether to freeze aid to the Palestinians
Austria has fully suspended close to $20 million in aid, while Germany, the European Union body and others are reviewing their stances
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Fast Forward Biden: ‘I have not given up hope’ on rescuing hostages held by Hamas
Biden said he was deploying experts to assist Israel in hostage recovery
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