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Israel-Hamas war

Destruction in Gaza
Posted inIsrael

IDF official says 71,000 killed in Gaza war, matching Gaza Health Ministry estimate

by Grace Gilson January 30, 2026January 30, 2026

(JTA) — A senior Israel Defense Forces official told Israeli media outlets on Thursday that the military estimates a death toll in Gaza of approximately 71,000 — the same number […]

Ran Gvili
Posted inIsrael

Remains of final hostage Ran Gvili return to Israel

by Grace Gilson January 26, 2026January 26, 2026
October 7 survivors
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Oct. 7 survivors, now engaged, recount 505 days of horror after ‘bunker of death’

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi January 14, 2026January 20, 2026
State Sen. Scott Wiener speaks at a press conference on antisemitism held on the steps of San Francisco City Hall on June 20, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Wiener, in J. interview, elaborates on why he now calls Israel’s war a ‘genocide’

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss January 13, 2026January 13, 2026
Photo of Sudthisak Rinthalak
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Remains of second-to-last hostage returned to Israel

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer December 4, 2025December 4, 2025
Poster of Dror Or
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Remains of Dror Or, Kibbutz Be’eri father killed on Oct. 7, returned to Israel

by Grace Gilson November 26, 2025November 26, 2025
parents and son smiling
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How Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin find grace in a shattered world

Chanan Tigay by Chanan Tigay October 31, 2025November 2, 2025
Donald Trump in the Oval Office
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Trump: ‘If Hamas continues to kill people … we will have no choice but to go in and kill them’

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer October 17, 2025October 17, 2025
Israeli security forces
Posted inIsrael

3 more hostages’ remains returned and Hamas reasserts control in Gaza

by JTA Staff October 15, 2025October 15, 2025
Two young women react to the release of hostages held in Gaza at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, Oct. 13, 2025. (ELAN)
Posted inOpinion

The hostages are home. The fight for their future is far from over

by Sam Berkman October 14, 2025October 14, 2025

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