Mohammed Abu Warda, convicted in the 1996 bombing that killed Teaneck's Sara Duker and boyfriend Matthew Eisenfeld, could be released in the deal.

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.

After speaking at an anti-genocide rally in Teaneck, New Jersey, a travel nurse spoke to the WSWS about his two weeks providing volunteer medical care at the European Gaza Hospital.

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 Paterson, New Jersey, which is home to one of the largest Palestinian communities outside the Middle East, talk of a ceasefire in Gaza is welcome news. "A lot of them are still under the rubble ...

The contractors have been enlisted to do weapons checks on vehicles carrying displaced Palestinians back to their homes in the north under the terms of the new cease-fire.

Manal Lubbad, a 49-year-old mother of eight and a displaced woman from Gaza City, tries to clean her flooded tent after heavy overnight rainfall at the refugee tent camp for displaced Palestinians ...

In this weekend cover we discuss how the NYC area is forecast to see significant snow on Sunday as New Jersey declares a state of emergency. Plus, a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold in the Gaza Strip on Sunday.

Israel's full cabinet has voted to approve a ceasefire deal with Hamas, which will pause the fighting and release dozens of hostages in Gaza.

President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump are both claiming credit for Israel and Hamas agreeing to a ceasefire deal in Gaza after the White House brought Trump’s Middle East envoy into negotiations that have dragged on for months.

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.