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.

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’

A citizen of the U.S., Canada and Israel, Judi was the wife of Gad Haggai who taught English and mindfulness and helped students with anxiety. The couple was killed during a morning walk near their kibbutz by Hamas-led militants, who took their bodies back to Gaza.

Americans for Ben-Gurion University (A4BGU) has appointed Andrea Goren, a third-generation supporter of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, as the new chairman of the organization’s board of directors. Goren, a New York-based finance executive, assumed the role at the recently held A4BGU meeting in New York.

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.