Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory on the Mediterranean sea bordering Israel. Israel withdrew from the strip in 2005, ceding direct control to the Palestinian Authority, but it maintains strict indirect control.
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Opinion Almost 5 months after Oct. 7, my Israeli brother-in-law still wonders ‘what the hell happened?’
Far from recovered after the Hamas attack, the residents of the Negev are dealing with a 'post-post traumatic' new reality
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Opinion Why is the world not helping Gazans flee a war zone?
In most contemporary conflicts, global efforts are made to facilitate the evacuation of refugees. Gaza is proving to be the exception
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News Escaping Gaza, for fun: Israelis take to ‘escape rooms’ that mimic war
Operator of ‘Fauda’-based Gaza role-play game says customers want to ‘kick some Arabs’ ass’
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Opinion Israel will not defeat Hamas in Rafah without confronting Gaza’s future
Before invading Rafah, Israel must work with regional partners to avoid a humanitarian disaster for the Palestinians
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Opinion Netanyahu’s plan for endless war must force a reckoning for American Jews
Israel's longest-serving prime minister has made it impossible to feel uncomplicated support for the country
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Opinion Rafah was Gaza’s last safe zone. The Israeli assault will lead to a humanitarian disaster there
Israel's military strategy in Gaza was always going to lead to a crisis in the south — and now it's here
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Looking Forward The loveliest place in Gaza is gone
“It was the most black day of my life to decide to leave Gaza,” describes Gaza City resident Jawdat Khoudary.
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Fast Forward 19 Brown University students launch hunger strike over Gaza
The students want Brown to divest from companies they claim are profiting from the war in Gaza
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News ‘Do you have the Torahs?’ Synagogue races LA wildfire to rescue its past and future
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Fast Forward London Police ask upcoming pro-Palestinian rally to move away from synagogue
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Fast Forward A rabbi and his son were arrested for vandalizing a swastika mural. Are they heroes or hooligans?
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Opinion What a remarkable Torah rescued from Iran — then LA’s fire — can teach about community amid devastation
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Fast Forward Israel’s judicial overhaul is back. So are the protests.
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