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

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.

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.

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.

The Israel-Hamas war has devastated the Gaza Strip. Satellite photos offer some sense of the destruction in the territory.

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 ...

Palestinians in Gaza are confronting an apocalyptic landscape of devastation after a ceasefire paused more than 15 months of

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 ...

Palestinians returning to parts of the enclave have been picking their way through vast piles of rubble and trying to salvage what they can.

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.