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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Fast Forward Dozens of Israelis arrested for social media posts defending Gaza, advocates say
In addition to the arrests, 70 students are facing disciplinary action from their schools over posts about the conflict
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News Amid divisions, Jews on the left find unity mourning victims and warning against Gaza ‘genocide’
Fallout from bloodshed in Israel opened 'fault lines' on the Jewish left. Israel's violent response brought it back together
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Opinion Why won’t UC Berkeley condemn the hate speech of people who celebrate a pogrom?
Campuses have split over how to protect free speech and students. This war has proved their failure
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Fast Forward At least 199 people are being held hostage by Hamas, Israel says, more than earlier estimates
The new estimate comes as Israel prepares for a ground invasion of Gaza that families fear could put their loved ones at risk
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Fast Forward Biden: It would ‘be a big mistake’ to reoccupy Gaza
Appearing on '60 Minutes,' Biden made it clear that finding the hostages was a top priority, calling Hamas 'a bunch of cowards' but reiterating the need for a path to a Palestinian state
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Opinion Hamas has always undermined Palestinian safety. The costs have never been more extreme
Hamas preaches Palestinian autonomy, but displays an intentional disregard for the value of Palestinian life
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Fast Forward Israel restores water to southern Gaza, US evacuating citizens from Israel by boat as ground war looms
Plus, U.S. senators on a solidarity mission took cover amid rocket sirens in the latest Israel-Hamas war updates
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Fast Forward Israeli minister: Gaza ‘must be smaller at the end of the war’
'Whoever starts a war against Israel must lose territory,' said Minister Gideon Sa'ar
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