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Hope Is Here: The Next Phase Of The Israel-Hamas Peace Deal

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“We're going to see an explosion of joy, of relief, of emotion,” Joel Rosenberg says about the hostages.

1. Livin' The Bream Podcast focuses on the next phase of the Israel-Hamas peace deal and the hostage release. 2. Shannon Bream hosts Joel Rosenberg, editor-in-chief of All Israel News, anchor of the Rosenberg Report, and a bestselling author with close ties to Israel. 3. The episode asks what the hostage agreement, the ceasefire, and Trump’s 20-point plan could mean for Israel, Gaza, and the wider region. 4. Rosenberg says President Trump announced on social media that the deal was done and that it centers on getting 48 Israelis out. 5. He states that 20 hostages are believed alive and 28 are deceased, with families waiting for the bodies to come home. 6. Rosenberg says the living hostages have been held for 734 days, which he uses to measure the scale of the crisis. 7. He credits Trump, Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, Marco Rubio, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for keeping pressure on the negotiations. 8. Rosenberg says the deal includes a ceasefire, but he treats the hostage return as the immediate priority. 9. He describes the moment as miraculous and says Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Yachiel Leiter, told him, “I see the hand of God in this.” 10. Rosenberg connects the negotiation to Isaiah 61 and the Passover line, “Let my people go,” as part of his framing. 11. He says Israel could see “an explosion of joy, of relief, of emotion” when the hostages return. 12. Rosenberg shares that his mother, age 85, died after a long illness, which makes his own family situation part of the conversation. 13. He says Israel’s mood mixes grief, joy, and caution because “somebody could try to blow up this deal.” 14. Rosenberg says this war has scarred Israelis deeply and compares the trauma to Israel’s worst national experiences. 15. He says the war also exposed Hamas leaders living in “high rise luxury apartments” and “private planes” while Gaza civilians suffered. 16. Rosenberg argues that Gaza’s future depends on demilitarization, outside security supervision, and a new governing structure. 17. He says Arab governments like Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, Jordan, and Egypt have already shifted their own societies in ways that could support reconstruction. 18. The interview is a long-form, conversational segment with personal reflection, policy discussion, and repeated biblical references. 19. Viewers interested in Middle East diplomacy, Israel, and hostage negotiations would fit this episode. 20. Viewers wanting a nonreligious, strictly tactical foreign-policy analysis may skip it.

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A measured, insider-driven look at a fragile opening in the Middle East.

Shannon Bream anchors the hour in a major Middle East moment, drawing on Joel Rosenberg's view of Israel, the hostages, and the regional stakes to show why the story matters now. The conversation works best when it looks past the headline and into the longer arc.

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Hear a faith-minded, inside-track conversation on a momentous Middle East agreement with Joel Rosenberg, editor-in-chief of All Israel News and host of the Rosenberg Report.

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