The dad of Israeli hostage Edan Alexander of New Jersey says he is hopeful after the new Hamas video of his son — although he admitted the footage was both “exciting and disturbing.’’

The White House responded to recently-released video of American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander on Saturday, calling it "a cruel reminder of Hamas’s terror."

President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a deal brokered by the U.S. "to end the devastating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah."

Back then, Syrian rebels were closing in on the regime’s strongholds, even as Assad leaned heavily on Iran and Hezbollah for support in the years prior. Moscow’s intervention turned the tide, culminating in the recapture of the largest Syrian city of Aleppo and a fragile stability that has largely held since.