On episode five of The Jerusalem Dispatch, Elliot Jager and Calev Ben David discuss the upcoming Middle East conference, the Pulitzer Prize Committee, Pope Leo XIII’s namesake, and more.

Relations between the E3 and Iran have worsened over the last year despite sporadic meetings, against a backdrop of new sanctions imposed.

Once Alexander is secured by the Red Cross, the IDF will meet him at a special center in Re'im just outside the Gaza Strip.

Lula told reporters that Israel is "attacking women and children under the pretext of killing terrorists."

Israeli officials have noted to the Post that Jerusalem worries that the US will only secure the release of a couple of hostages instead of the remaining 58 captives.

In the meeting, the three leaders discussed the IDF's expansion of military operations in Gaza.

"I think it's a great gesture from Qatar. I appreciate it very much. I would never be one to turn down that kind of an offer," Trump told reporters at the White House.

"The news of Edan’s imminent return is deeply moving," MK Gilad Kariv wrote on X. "However, it is clear that this development is due to US efforts, not those of the Israeli government.