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.

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

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.

Steve Witkoff, Trump’s envoy to the Middle East, plans to be a near-constant presence in the region in an attempt to prevent the deal from unraveling.

Satellite images provide one way to get a sense of the devastating impact of the war on the Gaza Strip. Research released in the U.S. on Thursday estimates 59.8% of all buildings in the territory Gaza likely have been damaged in the war.

Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 21 people, including at least two children, on Saturday in Gaza, hospital staff said, while a new effort at ceasefire talks was underway in ...

This was Biden's deal, but as much as I hate to say it, he couldn't have done it without Trump -- not so much Trump's performative threats to Hamas, but his willingness to tell Bibi bluntly that the war had to end by Jan. 20. And that's damning. 1/ https://t.co/ZIItKNaOT9

Destroyed buildings are seen inside the Gaza Strip from southern Israel, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) Destroyed buildings are seen inside the Gaza Strip from southern Israel ...

Negotiations to secure an end to the war in Gaza and the release of the nearly 100 hostages still in the strip, have been drawn-out and labored.

Qatar, which mediated the agreement, said the cease-fire deal was set to begin at 8:30 a.m. local time on Sunday.