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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Fast Forward Netanyahu says he won’t cave to pressure amid criticism over hostage crisis
‘It simply won't happen,’ a defiant Israeli prime minister said on a proposal to withdraw troops from the Philadelphi Corridor as a condition for a ceasefire deal
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Fast Forward Watch: Tearful funeral of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, American-Israeli hostage killed by Hamas
'You would not have failed you,' his father says. Israeli President Isaac Herzog begs forgiveness of the family and the entire country.
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Fast Forward At Columbus Circle vigil for 6 Israeli hostages, a mix of anger and mourning
The crowd waved American and Israeli flags, some of them also featuring the yellow ribbon that symbolizes advocacy for the hostages
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News Israel is reeling from an unbearable tragedy. But does it change anything?
Does Israel’s government withstand the crisis, and how does it affect the U.S.-Israel relationship?
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News In the courtyard where Hersh Goldberg-Polin danced on Oct. 6, grief and anger reign after his death
Hundreds of people flocked to the Goldberg-Polin family’s egalitarian synagogue in Baka, Jerusalem
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Fast Forward Massive protests, threats of a national strike as Israelis demand action after bodies of six hostages found
Demonstrators blame Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for lack of a ceasefire-for-hostage deal
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Opinion From Rachel Goldberg-Polin, we all heard the piercing cry of Jewish motherhood
For 330 days, we witnessed Rachel Goldberg-Polin show the world the love between a Jewish mother and son, writes a mother and author
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Opinion Rachel is weeping for her child: In a grieving Jewish mother, we see our Jewish matriarch
Today’s parallels with ancient Jewish trauma are overwhelming — and even the Bible falls short, a rabbi writes
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News Scoop: Heritage Foundation plans to ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors
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Fast Forward Their Pacific Palisades synagogue is standing, but all three rabbis lost their homes
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News ‘Do you have the Torahs?’ Synagogue races LA wildfire to rescue its past and future
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Music For Bob Dylan’s biographer, ‘A Complete Unknown’ is a dream come true — even if it’s mostly fiction
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