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 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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News ‘He lived such a full life’: In a city on a hilltop, a family mourns its oldest son
Mitzpe Yericho, a settlement outside of Jerusalem, grieves a 19-year-old who loved music and Torah
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Fast Forward Weeks ago he was a Columbia University undergrad. Now this American leads an IDF squad near Gaza.
For about 30 minutes a day, David Ben-Naim gets phone time to update his family in California on his well-being
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News ‘It’s dire times on steroids’: She spent months organizing protests against Netanyahu. Now her activism has morphed.
'It will be very hard to dispute the fact that the work we’ve been doing wasn’t to weaken or dismantle the state of Israel, but out of a real commitment to the country we love,' said Esther Sperber
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Fast Forward Arch of Titus, Roman landmark celebrating ancient destruction of Jerusalem, lit up in in tribute to Israel
Two monuments bathed in white and blue symbolized triumph over attempts to disperse and humiliate the Jews and even wipe them off the face of the earth
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Fast Forward US death toll in Israel now at 22, with increase expected as identities are confirmed
The names of the dead, mostly young dual citizens, were beginning to emerge
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Fast Forward Israeli cabinet ministers heckled out of hospitals as they try to visit the wounded
Idit Silman, who toppled the previous ‘change’ government over hospital Passover food, was rushed out by a doctor angry at the current government
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Holy Ground A Jewish farmer broke ground on a synagogue in an Illinois cornfield. His neighbors showed up to help.
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Opinion I discovered anti-Zionism at the University of Michigan. I’m glad it lives on there
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Opinion An alarming new battleground in campus fights over Israel
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News Middlebury College Hillel votes to rebrand, distancing from parent group on Israel
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