Welcome to 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.
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Oct. 7: One Year Later Years before Oct. 7, Leonard Cohen wrote a song that anticipated its darkness
A close-reading of Cohen's 'You Want It Darker' in a post-Oct. 7 world
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Oct. 7: One Year Later Their homes were destroyed on Oct. 7 — these drawings recapture the life that was
Artist Noa Harnik is using art to preserve memories of life before a massacre
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Oct. 7: One Year Later How 10/7 — like 9/11 before it — irrevocably changed the meaning of a pair of numbers
Lee Yaron tells '100 human stories' amid the horrific wreckage of 10/7
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News Why writer Etgar Keret wants to get back to Israel as soon as he can
The author of prize-winning short fiction says the daily reality of a country at war has kept his darkest thoughts at bay
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Opinion One year later, why can’t the UN lay blame for Oct. 7 where it belongs?
The international diplomatic organization has yet to condemn the Hamas terror attack.
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Fast Forward Uncommitted movement won’t endorse Harris, but tells followers to do nothing to help elect Trump
Harris engaged with the movement even as she reiterated her support for Israel’s right to defend itself from Hamas
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Fast Forward Pager attack is latest, and largest, in Israel’s long history of deadly covert ops
Other incidents include remote-controlled assassinations and a bomb in a book
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Opinion A daring attack on Hezbollah may reveal Israel’s strengths — and its most terrifying weakness
Israel has once more demonstrated the superiority of its intelligence and military technology — and the buffoonery of its leader
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News Dutch Jews grapple with ‘weaponization’ of their fear following attack on Israelis
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News What a Secretary of State Marco Rubio would mean for American Jews and Israel
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Fast Forward Trump AG nominee Matt Gaetz has left a trail of antisemitic comments
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News Your complete guide to Trump’s Jewish advisers and pro-Israel cabinet
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Opinion Will Trump’s efforts to fight antisemitism help degrade democracy?
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Culture A Jewish snowman movie would have made a lot more sense than Netflix’s ‘Hot Frosty’
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Fast Forward Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a Jewish Democrat, launches bid for New Jersey governor
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Fast Forward Pete Hegseth, Trump’s defense secretary nominee, has multiple Christian and Crusades-inspired tattoos
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