BREAKING: Why Israel Agreed to the Hostage Deal and What Comes Next | Jerusalem Minute

Israel on Jan. 19 welcomed three hostages home who had been held by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023.

While this wasn’t Jerusalem's preferred way to get the hostages back, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to the deal after weeks of negotiations led by U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff.

On this episode of "Jerusalem Minute," Middle East correspondent Josh Hasten and JNS CEO and Jerusalem bureau chief Alex Traiman discuss all the developments that led to the deal and what may come next in the war against Hamas.
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