2023-2024 Israel-Hamas War: The latest stories

Hamas agreed to release remaining 48 hostages — what happens now?

After 727 days of war, Hamas agreed to free all remaining hostages under a Trump-brokered ceasefire proposal.

What does Trump’s new Gaza plan mean, and what still needs to happen?

While Trump and Netanyahu expressed optimism that the new plan could end the war, many pieces still need to fall into place for it to succeed.

Yizkor on Yom Kippur: Remembering amid new grief

On Yom Kippur, the Yizkor service becomes a space to honor those lost — past and recent — and to weave memory into our collective mourning.

All the Jewish moments at the 2025 Emmy Awards

The 2025 Emmy Awards were a showcase of Jewish excellence. Yet much of that was eclipsed by anti-Israel speeches.

Is peace impossible after Gaza?

Media outlets across 50 countries planned unified anti-Israel messaging in coordinated attack

A leaked strategic document revealed plans for a coordinated international campaign aimed at pressuring news outlets into publishing synchronized anti-Israel coverage.

What Israelis want you to know about the protests

Israel’s massive protests spotlight divisions over hostages, negotiations, and Netanyahu’s leadership

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis protest war in Gaza, demand ceasefire and hostage release deal

The demonstrations were meant to show that the country hasn’t forgotten about the hostages and to protest against plans to expand military operations in Gaza City.

Toronto International Film Festival cancels — and then unpulls — October 7 documentary ‘The Road Between Us’

TIFF pulled Israeli October 7 documentary ‘The Road Between Us’ — allegedly over fears of a copyright challenge from Hamas

Israel moves to take over Gaza City — what comes next?

The Israeli security cabinet decided on Thursday to instruct the IDF to take over Gaza City, one of the few areas it hasn’t operated in yet.

Anti-Israel activists are rewriting Jewish history on Wikipedia — here’s why it matters

A coordinated campaign is reshaping how the world understands Zionism, Jewish history, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Wikipedia’s broken system is helping it happen.

Arab states condemn Hamas’ October 7 attacks for the first time in declaration slamming Israel

For the first time since the war between Israel and Hamas began, a large group of Arab and Muslim states have condemned the massacre Hamas carried out against Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

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