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 For the first time, an undergraduate pro-Palestinian protester is facing deportation
Yunseo Chung, 21, is a junior at Columbia University who has lived in the United States for 14 years
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Film & TV What Gal Gadot has said about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The ‘Snow White’ actress has become outspoken in support of Israeli hostages and Israel's war efforts since Oct. 7
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Opinion Is this new documentary giving voice to American Jewish anguish — or simply stoking fear?
'October 8' has blinders on when it comes to Israel and contemporary Jewish identity
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Fast Forward Hamas fires 3 rockets at Tel Aviv area for the first time in months
It was the first time Israel has had missile fire in nearly six months and another sign that the Israel-Hamas war has resumed
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Fast Forward Former hostages decry return to war as Netanyahu says further talks will happen only ‘under fire’
“The military pressure endangers the hostages while an agreement brings them home,” said Yarden Bibas
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Fast Forward In jailhouse letter, Mahmoud Khalil urges renewed student pro-Palestinian protests
The protest leader from Columbia University says he is a “political prisoner” since being arrested by ICE last week
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Opinion It’s hard to see how breaking the ceasefire helps Israel. It’s easy to see how it helps Netanyahu
Domestic politics, not military objectives, explain Israel’s resumption of the Gaza war
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Opinion Why did the ceasefire break down? Blame Netanyahu’s survival politics and Trump’s volatility
As Israel resumes airstrikes in Gaza, frustration with the prospect of endless war is building
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Fast Forward Why some Satmar Hasidic leaders endorsed Zohran Mamdani as mayor, stunning many Jewish voters
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Opinion I’m an Israeli who lives in New York. Here’s why I’m voting for Mamdani
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Sports It’s so cool that Sandy Koufax was there for that
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News How Mamdani built bridges to Jewish New Yorkers, from Williamsburg to Park Slope
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Opinion The three profound Jewish lessons of Mamdani’s astonishing victory
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News Mamdani’s victory divides Jewish leaders one more way: Whether to say congratulations
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Fast Forward In a first, a ballot initiative to divest from Israel has won at the ballot box in Boston suburb
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Fast Forward In NJ governor’s race, Mikie Sherrill fends off GOP candidate whose aide spurned ‘money from Jews’
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