The world’s attention is on Qatar this week, where Israel and Hamas are discussing a deal to pause hostilities, even as the fight against the Palestinian terrorist organization rages on in the Gaza Strip.

U.S. President Joe Biden continues to pressure the Jewish state into a deal in the hope of quelling tensions with the left wing of his base ahead of next week’s Democratic National Convention.

The Iranian regime also seems to be postponing its anticipated response to the killing of arch-terrorist Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, hoping for a ceasefire to allow them to back down.

In this week’s "JLMinute," JNS CEO and Jerusalem bureau chief Alex Traiman and Middle East correspondent Josh Hasten discuss every angle of the ongoing hostage release talks, and more.

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