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.

Navi Pillay, pictured in July 2014. (Fatih Erel/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Leading law conference drops UN Israel investigator after Hamas attack

Navi Pillay, a former U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, was slated to receive an award and speak at last week’s International Law Weekend.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks at a ceremony organized by the Council of Higher Education at Beştepe National Congress and Culture Center on October 9, 2023 in Ankara, Turkey. (Yavuz Ozden/ dia images via Getty Images)

Erdogan calls Hamas a ‘liberation group’ and cancels Israel trip

Before the conflict, Turkish-Israeli ties had begun to warm again after the 2020 Abraham Accords.

French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

With Israel visit, Macron seeks to balance solidarity with Israel and calls for peace

“Democracies respect the rules of war and ensure humanitarian access,” the French president said in Jerusalem.

Police protect a group of Israeli and Jewish protesters in New York City, October 8, 2023. (Luke Tress)

New York

Antisemitic incidents have spiked in New York since Hamas attack on Israel, new data shows

United States

At Brandeis U, founded as a nonsectarian Jewish university, resolution to condemn Hamas fails student senate

Israelis and supporters rally in support of Hamas hostages outside the United Nations, October 24, 2023. (Luke Tress)

New York

As hostages’ families visit New York, activists rally for international action to bring home Hamas captives

Culture

Writers Guild of America refrains from statement on Israel-Hamas war, saying ‘consensus out of reach’

An entrance to a hotel housing evacuees from Israel's southern war zone in Modiin, Israel. (Uriel Heilman)

As Israelis await a ground war in Gaza, normal life has ground to a halt

Protesters sit at a protest tent in Tel Aviv erected to draw attention to the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. (Eliyahu Freedman)

Israel

Protest tents spring up in Tel Aviv to push for hostages’ return

Culture

Adam Sandler, Amy Schumer and long list of celebs ask Biden to keep pushing for release of Israeli hostages

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