Palestinian and Israeli Americans in the Tri-State Area are eagerly awaiting word that the Israel-Hamas ceasefire will begin Sunday.

The father of a New Jersey native who is being held hostage by Hamas is hopeful about the ceasefire deal announced Wednesday, even though he says his son will not be among the first wave of those released.

A federal prosecutor said that Karrem Nasr was inspired by Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks to pursue “death and destruction.”

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.

A longtime New Jersey senator swimming against the current is getting panned by progressives for his comments on trans athletes in women's sports.

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.

The father of an American hostage kidnapped by Hamas is holding out hope his son ... s still not done for the American hostages,” the New Jersey resident told The Post. Adi Alexander is ...

Edan Alexander, an IDF soldier raised in New Jersey, is among a group of seven Americans held by Hamas, and he is not expected to be released during the initial phase. “The message is really simple.

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.

The tentative deal stirred hope for Israeli and American hostages but deep suspicion about bartering with Hamas after the Oct. 7 terror attack.

Karrem Nasr, 24, a U.S. citizen who previously lived in Lawrenceville, pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Southern New York.

Immigration raids across the US have reached their highest point since President Trump's administration took office.