Edan Alexander was seen on video in November and his parents were both pleased to see him alive, but saddened to see him as a captive.
Hamas released a video not long ago in which he pleaded for Israel to negotiate a deal.His family says they have not received any word about him being released, but a very close friend of the family hopes this deal will mean that he is closer to coming home.
The release is seen as a step in the right direction, but there are mixed emotions because the deal does not allow all the Israeli hostages to be released."The people that Israel is trading to bring home are innocent civilians including kids and women and in return they are giving up thousands of terrorists with blood on their hands," said Jason Shames, the CEO of Jewish Federation of Northern NJ.
In Paterson's Palestinian community Wednesday night, there was cautious optimism that Palestinian resiliency can help heal the trauma, and the physical rebuilding that could take years. The pause in fighting would allow desperately needed humanitarian aid to flood into Gaza and allow negotiations to begin after 16 days for a long-term ceasefire. In that time, families worry something could go wrong, and ask, why wait?
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