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Offir Gutelzon, co-founder of the Israeli expat protest group UnXeptable, hugs Marco Sermoneta, Israel's S.F.-based consul general, at an Oct. 8 gathering at Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco in support of Israel, which was infiltrated and attacked by Hamas on Oct. 7. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
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In S.F., hundreds join urgent gathering to support Israel at war

by Sue Fishkoff October 8, 2023October 13, 2023
Medical responders carry a body bag in Sderot, Israel, Oct. 8, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Saeed Qaq-Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

Was Hamas’ attack the bloodiest day for Jews since the Holocaust?

by JTA October 8, 2023
An undated photo of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who moved to Israel from the U.S. at the age of 7. (Photo/Courtesy-JTA-Jon Polin)
Posted inNews

Berkeley-born Hersh Goldberg-Polin among North Americans missing in Hamas invasion

by Ron Kampeas October 8, 2023October 8, 2023
Clergy and congregants sing "Hatikvah," Israel's national anthem, while holding Torah scrolls during a muted Simchat Torah service at Anshe Emet Synagogue in Chicago, Oct. 7, 2023. (Screenshot)
Posted inReligion

Across the U.S., Simchat Torah festivities are muted by anxiety about Israel at war

by JTA October 8, 2023
Images of Israelis who were missing or were known to be abducted circulated widely a day after Hamas launched a sweeping attack on Israel. (Screenshot)
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Death toll leaps to 700, Israel declares war and 100 hostages remain in Gaza as Hamas attack on Israel enters 2nd day

by JTA October 8, 2023October 9, 2023
Israeli security forces search for Hamas militants in the southern Israeli city of Sderot, Oct. 7, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Jamal Awad-Flash90)
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What happened in Israel? The Hamas attack, its grim toll and what’s next, explained

by JTA October 8, 2023
Israeli flags at a rally in San Francisco's Union Square, Sept. 18, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inBay Area

UPDATED: Bay Area groups plan solidarity, prayer events for Israel as reactions pour in

Natalie Weinstein in downtown San Francisco, Feb. 24, 2026. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Natalie Weinstein October 7, 2023October 13, 2023
Israelis donate blood at a hospital in Tel Aviv after a barrage of rockets were fired and fighters from the Gaza Strip infiltrated Israel, Oct. 7, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Jack Guez-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Israeli opposition, pro-democracy protesters press unity in face of attacks from Hamas

by Andrew Silow-Carroll October 7, 2023
An Israeli soldier takes cover behind a car as he looks toward bodies on a main road near Kibbutz Gevim, close to the border with Gaza, Oct. 7, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Oren Ziv-AFP via Getty Images)
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‘It was utter chaos’: Families and survivors describe the horrors of Hamas’ invasion

by Ron Kampeas October 7, 2023
The scene where a rocket fired from Gaza into Israel hit and caused damage in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, Oct. 7, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Erik Marmor-Flash90)
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‘We are at war’: Many Israelis dead, wounded as Hamas launches major attack

by JTA October 7, 2023October 7, 2023

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