Mohammed Abu Warda, convicted in the 1996 bombing that killed Teaneck's Sara Duker and boyfriend Matthew Eisenfeld, could be released in the deal.
The scale of destruction in the northern Gaza strip could be seen from southern Israel on Saturday morning as Israel and Hamas are expected to swap more hostages for Palestinian prisoners.
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 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 ...
Just days after the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, New Jersey resident Ahmad Alwuhidi's home in central Gaza was reduced to rubble. "When the attack happened we were just having our breakfast ...
An English teacher writes of escaping with her family to Egypt, where life is hard. But would it be possible in Gaza?
Hundreds of truckloads of food, fuel and other supplies have arrived in Gaza each day since the cease-fire took effect. But the need is vast after 15 months of war.
Netanyahu is under pressure from right-wing members of his coalition government to resume bombardment of the Gaza Strip until Hamas is destroyed. Several have said they received assurances from Netanyahu that after the first phase of the truce ends, Israeli troops and fighter jets will once again launch in and over Gaza.
A private American security company will take over a key checkpoint on the road to northern Gaza in the coming days as Israeli forces withdraw from the area on Saturday, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN.
Father Bashar Basiel moved freely in and out of his parish in the occupied West Bank until Israeli troops installed gates at the entrance of his village Taybeh overnight, just
Netanyahu is under pressure from right-wing members of his coalition government to resume bombardment of the Gaza Strip until Hamas is destroyed. Several have said they received assurances from Netanyahu that after the first phase of the truce ends, Israeli troops and fighter jets will once again launch in and over Gaza.