samer arabi with the arab resource and organizing center in san francisco is relieved. i personally know a number of people who have lost dozens and in some cases, over 100 family members in gaza from indiscriminate israeli bombing and violence. and so the idea that the people who remain there might be, at least temporarily safe is a huge, huge sigh of relief for the many gazans that live in the bay area. but he says he's frustrated. a similar deal proposed last year wasn't accepted, saying he believes it would have saved huneds of lives. many in the jewish community embraced the ceasefire as a path toward peace, one that could also impact people in the bay area. we've seen a surge in anti-semitism, increased, increased divisiveness within and surrounding our jewish community, and having having a cease fire take place and having the hostages come home has been something that many, many in our community have hoped for a long time. but experts caution navigating the wks after the cease fire becomes official will be challenging. we will want to see, you know, how well israe

. >> sharif zac sos works as a partnership coordinator at the arab resource and organizing center in san francisco. the fighting and the bloodshed have been going on for more than 15 months since the hamas attack on october 7th, 2023. zac sos says he's lost more than 70 family members in this ongoing war. >> knowing that our communities and knowing that our family, my family specifically, is hopefully going to be safer, at least on the ground, with the possibility of moving back to where they live. i think that's ultimately what the people on the ground in our community wants is an end to the violence and an end to the escalation of violence. >> and a rabbi at a temple, temple beth abraham in oakland hopes the deal means those held hostage will finally return home. >> i'm still very concerned, but i'm also relieved that real human beings may be brought back to their families. i do think the motivation is high for everybody. nobody wants to see the suffering that we've had. >> middle east expert and university of san francisco professor stephen zunes says a cease fire is good for both

ktvu talked to the coordinator for the arab resource and organizing center in san francisco, who says he has lost 70 family members in the war between israel and hamas. >> knowing that our communities and knowing that our family, my family specifically, is hopefully going to be safer, at least on the ground, with the possibility of moving back to where they live. i think that's ultimately what the people on the ground in our community wants is an end to the violence and an end to the escalation of violence. >> a rabbi at temple beth abraham in oakland hopes a deal means the hostages will finally return home. >> i'm still very concerned, but i'm also relieved that real human beings may be brought back to their families. >> if the cease fire deal holds, all sides say gaza can start rebuilding and more humanitarian aid can arrive. >> our time now. 504. the cease fire deal comes during the final days of president biden in the white house and during his farewell address to the nation. the president also praised some of his other successes during four years in the white house. >> we've crea

and the conflict. there have been multiple pro-palestine protest in the bay area calling for a cease-fire in gaza. members of the arab resource organizing center like samara. robby took part in many of the protests trying raise awareness in our communities. and so obviously it's a big moment. it's a big and very, very overdue moment. the war has killed more than 46,000 palestinians in gaza. according to health officials, there, bombs and airstrikes have destroyed entire communities, schools, hospitals and homes leveled. >> the ceasefire deal will stop the fighting, allowing humanitarian aid to go into gaza. but the elation and hope, you know, for the first time in a while, i don't think i'm alone in also feeling dress, right? i'm feeling a deep sense of trepidation that. >> things can go wrong, this cease-fire will prove to be temporary and the genocide will restart. the cease-fire will last for at least 6 weeks and possibly longer depending on negotiations. >> neither israel nor hamas had confirmed the details. but prime minister benjamin netanyahu's office hopes the deal will be finalized wednesday night. in addition to a cease-fire deal, le

and that we're going to see a section in the conflict. there have been multiple pro-palestine protest in the bay area calling for a cease-fire in gaza. members of the arab resource organizing center like samara. robby took part in many of the protests trying raise awareness in our communities. and so obviously it's a big moment. it's a big and very, very overdue moment. the war has killed more than 46,000 palestinians in gaza. according to health officials, there, bombs and airstrikes have destroyed entire communities, schools, hospitals and homes leveled. >> the ceasefire deal will stop the fighting, allowing humanitarian aid to go into gaza. but the elation and hope, you know, for the first time in a while, i don't think i'm alone in also feeling dread, right? i'm feeling a deep sense of trepidation that. >> things can go wrong this cease-fire will prove to be temporary and the genocide will restart. the cease-fire will last for at least 6 weeks and possibly longer depending on negotiations. neither israel nor hamas had come from the details. but prime minister benjamin netanyahu's office hopes the deal will be finalized wednesday night. >> in addition to a cease-fire deal, lea

and the release of the remaining hostages being held by hamas. i spoke with representatives from the jewish community relations council as well as the arab resource organizing center in the bay area. both are relieved to hear that a deal has been reached. but every survey shuns about how successfully it will be executed. >> cautiously optimistic this is going to be a fully executed, that this is going to bring the hostages home phased approach that the elation and hope. >> you know, for the first time in a while, i don't think i'm alone in also feeling dress, right? i'm feeling a deep sense of trepidation that. things can go wrong, this cease-fire will prove to be temporary and the genocide will restart. >> neither israel nor hamas have confirmed the deal. but qatar's prime minister spoke today saying that the cease-fire deal will go into effect on sunday reporting live in the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. all right. thank you, rob. still ahead on kron for news of 4 confirmation hearings for the next u.s. attorney general. >> and secretary of state they happened today. we're gonna have a recap. >> plus, the mayor of san jose addresses the r b bad that it