A new framework is being negotiated for a hostage release in exchange for the release of Palestinian terrorists, humanitarian aid for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and a temporary ceasefire between the war between Hamas and Israel. Will this mean defeat for the Jewish state and the end of the fighting in Gaza? Can Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu withstand the international pressure to halt the efforts of the Israel Defense Forces? What is the U.S. endgame with this and other policies in the Middle East? I give the details on IN FOCUS.