Members of the Palestinian community in New Jersey express hope for a peace settlement following the announcement of a tentative ceasefire. Despite delays in Israel's vote to support the deal, optimism prevails as negotiations continue. The community shares their hopes for healing and rebuilding, while Jewish American families anxiously await the return of their loved ones held hostage by Hamas.
Anthony Johnson reports on the Palestinian American community's reaction to the tentative ceasefire deal.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 theFriday's expected vote by Israel 's leaders to support the settlement makes everyone more hopeful an agreement is just around the corner.
"We're confident that we're going to be able to start implementing it Sunday," said John Kirby, White House National Security Communications Advisor. "We're working with the Israelis on that very hard. We're confident that we're going to get there." "The generational trauma born from the horrors we've witnesses in Gaza committed on our people is enormous and will take decades to heal," said Palestinian American Yusra Matari."Our hearts, minds and prayers are with people in these moments as they begin the painful and arduous process of picking up the pieces of their shattered lives," said Basma Bsharat of the Palestinian American Community Center.
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