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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News Midwife, soldier, father, friend: Families in Israel beg for help in finding four missing US citizens
Anguished relatives describe the last time they heard from their vanished loved ones and demand US intervention
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Fast Forward With their country under fire, Israelis who can’t fight find other ways to help
A massive volunteer mobilization effort is underway as Israelis seek to help soldiers on the front lines and residents of the South and North displaced from their homes
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Opinion Our Jewish community has become divided. Hamas’ attack reminds us that we must stand together
It's up to Jews from all camps to self-reflect, and to focus more on what holds us together than our differences
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Fast Forward Congressional Democrats and Republicans declare support for aid to Israel as fault lines appear
There were signs of cross-partisan unity on the Hill regarding Israel
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Fast Forward ‘You don’t know yet, do you?’ How Jews offline for a 2-day holiday found out about the attack on Israel
Orthodox Jews often found themselves relying on non-Jews to feed them details about the catastrophe
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Fast Forward More than 100 bodies found in Kibbutz Be’eri, as horrors of Hamas attack continue to unfold
When Israeli troops entered the kibbutz they found scenes one Israeli news site described as “hell”
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Forwarding the News Israel at war: Death toll at 900 + Meet the Jews defending Hamas
Israel called up 60,000 more reservists; its mobilization of 360,000 is the largest ever in such a short time window. More of the latest news from Israel’s war with Gaza, below.
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Fast Forward Colombia’s president compares Israeli military to Nazis as local protesters burn Israeli flag outside embassy
Jewish groups strongly condemned Gustavo Petro as he tussled with Jewish leaders on X
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News Jews paused Indiana’s abortion ban — by turning a religious freedom law against the evangelical right
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Opinion An abominable new Israeli law is a death warrant for democracy
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