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 Pete Hegseth in confirmation hearing: ‘I’m a Christian and I robustly support the state of Israel’
In an exchange with Tom Cotton, the nominee for Defense Secretary responds to hecklers
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Fast Forward Blinken: Israelis must drop WB annexation and accept Palestinian state if they want peace and security
With ceasefire talks nearing fruition, the outgoing secretary of state says a postwar withdrawal from Gaza and two-state solution are the only possible paths
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Fast Forward An Israeli singer and AI entrepreneur visualizes peace in the Middle East — Taylor Swift included
Yoni Bloch’s video for “A Happy Ending” starts with the release of the hostages but does not end there
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Fast Forward Will a hostage deal happen this week?
Israel, Hamas and the US are all saying they’re close
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Opinion Why is Netanyahu poised to OK a ceasefire that’s favorable to Hamas? One word: Trump
An emerging deal would return hostages — and leave Hamas in power in Gaza
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Opinion After 15 months of war, Israelis are all scaffolding, helping hold each other up
I went to comfort a slain soldier’s father and came away with a lesson in community
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Fast Forward House votes to sanction International Criminal Court leaders over Israel charges
The bill freezes the property of, and denies U.S. visas to, anyone who helps the court in its effort “to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute” a citizen of the United States or any ally who is not a signatory to the court
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Film & TV Are these 22 films about Gaza headed to the Academy Awards?
'From Ground Zero' combines numerous shorts — some documentary, some fiction — to blur the lines between fact and fiction
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Fast Forward JB Pritzker once sat on AIPAC’s national board. Now he says he wants nothing to do with it.
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Culture The Nazis didn’t care that Paul Klee wasn’t Jewish
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News Ben Gurion airport shutdowns leave already disrupted passengers desperate
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