Israel-Hamas war resumes as truce ends after 7 days
by Ben Sales (JTA) — The war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has restarted after a weeklong ceasefire ended at 7 a.m. local time,…
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Yad Vashem has turned itself into a school for children whose communities were attacked on Oct. 7
by Deborah Danan (JTA) — On the day Israel was attacked, one of Hannah Asnafi’s first-graders from the southern Israeli community of Kfar Maimon hid for…
Only remaining teen hostages and Mia Shem, seen in Hamas hostage video, among 8 Israelis freed from Gaza on Thursday
by Philissa Cramer (JTA) — The 21-year-old woman who was seen in the first hostage video Hamas published following its attack was among the eight…
16 more hostages are freed as Netanyahu vows to resume war at truce’s end
by Philissa Cramer (JTA) — Twelve more Israelis have been freed from Gaza, including several who had been separated from family members released in recent…
‘Ultimately, we are alone’: Schumer calls out antisemitism on the left in a speech to the Senate
by Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — In a 45-minute speech on the Senate floor, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Jewish Americans are “alone” and took…