Israel Hamas War 2023

On Oct. 7, Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel that killed over 1,200 Israelis. Follow this page for all of our coverage.

Ideas

The Hamas attack wasn’t the Holocaust. But it must be understood in terms of Jewish trauma.

Historical analogies carry risks, but ignoring history denies Jews their humanity, writes the president of the Shalom Hartman Institute.

By Yehuda Kurtzer October 13, 2023 10:20 am

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‘Scenes out of Gaza will be hard to stomach,’ IDF warns as Israel tells 1M Gazans to evacuate

An army spokesman said that Israel had to take care of “unfinished business” in the Gaza Strip.

October 13, 2023 8:25 am

First Person Ideas

I grieved at a funeral in Israel this week. But not for too long — another was about to start.

More than 1,300 funerals for victims of Hamas’ attack are taking place in Israel this week.

October 12, 2023 5:27 pm

Yefet St., a normally crowded Jaffa artery, stood empty this week. (Eliyahu Freedman)

In Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, empty streets and supermarket shelves offer eerie signs of war

By Eliyahu Freedman October 12, 2023 3:33 pm

Jewish food celebrities hold a bake sale for Israel, raising $27K for food relief efforts

By Rachel Ringler October 12, 2023 2:59 pm

Pope Francis, seen at a Holy Mass in Vatican City in June 2019. (Grzegorz Galazka/Archivio Grzegorz Galazka/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)

‘I pray for those families’: Pope Francis calls on Hamas to free Israeli hostages

By Jackie Hajdenberg October 12, 2023 2:31 pm

ballpark

Philadelphia Phillies hold moment of silence for Israel before MLB playoff game

By Jacob Gurvis October 12, 2023 11:31 am

Ideas

Here’s why we’re holding a Jewish Oktoberfest despite the worst mass slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust

By Rabbi Charlie Schwartz October 12, 2023 10:00 am

Blinken lands in Israel to pledge support after leaders vow to ‘wipe out’ Hamas in escalating war

By Ben Sales October 12, 2023 9:02 am

‘This is not what we expected in this final chapter of our lives’: Holocaust survivors speak out about Hamas invasion

By Ron Kampeas October 11, 2023 11:58 pm

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