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 US reaches truce with Houthis hours after Israel bombs their airport in Yemen
Israel was reportedly not notified of the ceasefire in advance
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Fast Forward Trump says only 21 hostages remain alive in Gaza: ‘3 have died’
'They said, well, only 24 are living, but now it’s 21. That was a week ago,' the president said
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Fast Forward Explainer: What the Israeli occupation of Gaza would mean for Israelis and Palestinians
Hostage families worry Netanyahu’s change of course spells doom for their loved ones
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Fast Forward Mosab Abu Toha, Palestinian writer targeted by far-right pro-Israel activists, wins Pulitzer for commentary
A play about campus Israel tensions was a finalist for another prize
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Fast Forward A Jewish nonprofit may have accidentally caused Michigan to drop charges against pro-Palestinian activists
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said a letter supporting her from a local group had undercut the case
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Opinion Is Israel really going to reoccupy Gaza? Ask Trump
With the president about to visit the Middle East, Netanyahu is testing his pacifist instincts
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Fast Forward Israel adopts plan to conquer and occupy Gaza, in a shift for war’s goals
Israeli military leaders say the plan could threaten the lives of the remaining hostages
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Fast Forward Campus encampments return one year later, and pro-Palestinian protests spark 15 arrests
Pro-Palestinian protests at Swarthmore College, UCLA, and Rutgers lead to arrests
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Fast Forward DNC finding: Biden’s Israel backing cost Harris votes for president
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News What We Know About Jeffrey Epstein’s Childhood
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News An audiobook narrator told Zionists to kill themselves. A popular romance novelist hired him anyway.
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Opinion The dark message behind Tucker Carlson’s attempt to drum up drama in Israel
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