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.

Israel supporters hold images of Hamas hostages at a rally demanding their release, in New York City, October 18, 2023. (Luke Tress)

What the polls say about Americans’ support for Israel, Biden and the war in Gaza

A new poll shows that Americans are overwhelmingly wary of being drawn into a Middle East war.

Top US Holocaust officials: Oct. 7 massacre creates ‘new momentum’ for restitution

“Those who say, you know, it’s just a thing of the past, we’re reminded by what’s happened in the last few weeks that that’s not the case,” said Stuart Eizenstat.

New York City Marathon runners to wear T-shirts with pictures of hostages held by Hamas

Two dozen participants in Sunday’s race will wear T-shirts with photos of Israeli children who were kidnapped Oct. 7.

Israel

‘We were broken to see what we saw’: US rabbis visit Israel during wartime

New York

Hundreds of Holocaust survivors pose with posters of Hamas hostages in a statement of solidarity

Global

Stars of David spray-painted on Paris buildings remind Jews of 1930s, mayor says

Global

Chile and Colombia call home their ambassadors from Israel

Global

A proud Syrian Jew fled to Amsterdam to escape abuse. Since Oct. 7, he’s been afraid to sleep in his own apartment.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing, July 12, 2019. (Aurora Samperio/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

New York

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls AIPAC ‘racist and bigoted’

United States

FBI director warns of increased threat of attacks amid ‘historic levels’ of antisemitism in the US

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