We also want to caution that diplomacy doesn't end with the signing of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, said a member of J Street.

There is a sense of optimism among members of the Palestinian community in New Jersey that a peace settlement will begin this weekend, despite delays to the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.

In the wake of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, the fate of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander of Tenafly is still uncertain. Hamas released a video not long ago in which he pleaded for Israel to negotiate a deal.

The father of one of the three Americans still alive in Gaza said he feels “optimistic” for the first time in 15 months following the Israel-Hamas hostage exchange agreement, but he’s doubtful his son will be among the first captives released.

American families of Israeli hostages being held in Gaza have been in contact with negotiators as a draft deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages has been agreed to in principle​, CBS News has learned.

The losses suffered in the Palestinian American community have been immense. They felt the ceasefire should have happened sooner.

State Area are eagerly awaiting word that the Israel-Hamas ceasefire will begin Sunday. CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner reports.

“This policy change creates insurmountable bureaucratic hurdles for volunteer organizations like ours,” Adi Vaxman, head of Operation Israel, a New Jersey-based charity that has provided ...

The lawmakers emphasized that U.S. airlines’ suspended flights have given El Al ‘a monopoly on direct flights’ creating ‘burdensome price increases for our constituents’

Edan Alexander was seen on video in November and his parents were both pleased to see him alive, but saddened to see him as a captive.

Fewer than 100 of those kidnapped are believed to still be alive, according to Israeli officials. Edan Alexander's status has not been publicly confirmed, though Hamas did release a video in early December in which he pleaded for Israel to negotiate a deal.