with the understanding that the only way to get israel to agree to a cease-fire was through this hostage release. and so this will be a cease-fire. they now expect it to be four or five days and possibly extended beyond that, depending on whether hamas is going to continue to release hostages. the white house released some details about the americans who could be released in the very first group of hostages released. we ll get into that with ben rhodes in this hour. a lot of hopes pinned on this negotiation. thanks, alex. breaking news tonight, prime minister benjamin netanyahu s office is telling nbc news that the israeli government has agreed to the framework of a deal to secure a release of some of the hostages held by hamas and a cease-fire to accomplish that release. the government of israel released this statement tonight. the government has approved the outline of the first stage of achieving this goal, according to which at least 50 hostages, women and children, i
now it s time for the last word with lawrence o donnell. many more details released from the white house on this hostage negotiation which apparently president biden has been engaged in from the start, with the understanding that the only way to get israel to agree to a cease-fire was through this hostage release, and so this will be a cease-fire. they now expected to be four or five days and possibly extended beyond that, depending on whether hamas is going to continue to release hostages. in the white house releasing some details about the americans who could be released in the very first group of hostages released. we ll get all into that with ben rhodes in this hour. a lot of hopes pinned on this negotiation. thanks, alex. breaking news tonight, prime minister benjamin netanyahu s office it telling nbc news that the israeli government has agreed to the framework of a deal to secure a release of some of the hostages held by hamas and a cease-fire to accomplish that
my guest is fiona hill, former us national security council expert on russia. how dangerous is this new world disorder? fiona hill, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much, stephen. as we speak to each other, the world s headlines are being made by the conflict in the middle east between israel and hamas. undoubtedly, too, it has sucked up the attention of the biden administration. what effect do you think it is having on america s wider national security and strategic interests? well, clearly, this is having some considerable effect. and we ve seen, of course, that president biden has linked the two together, both ukraine and israel not just for the purposes of trying to get military support and financial aid through the us congress, but also because he does see a linkage here. and i have to actually underscore that there is one and it does come in the form of russia, but also of iran. i mean, i think perhaps stepping back from all of the horrors that we re seeing on the gr
australian surfer laura enever paddled into this huge wave, which was over 13 metres high, beating the previous women s record by just a foot. you re all caught up now. see you later. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. the us is still the world s most powerful nation, but its ability to shape geopolitics, to suit its own interests, is under severe strain. president biden portrays america s backing for ukraine s war against russian aggression and israel s war on hamas as a twin defence of a values based international order. but much of the world isn t buying it. inside america, too, there is significant pushback. my guest is fiona hill, former us national security council expert on russia. how dangerous is this new world disorder? fiona hill, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much, stephen. as we speak to each other, the world s headlines are being made by the conflict in
surfer paddled into this huge wave which was over 13 metres high, beating the previous women s record byjust beating the previous women s record by just a thought. beating the previous women s record byjust a thought. you re all caught up byjust a thought. you re all caught up now. see you later. this is bbc news. we ll have the headlines at the top of the hour, as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. the us is still the world s most powerful nation, but its ability to shape geopolitics, to suit its own interests, is under severe strain. president biden portrays america s backing for ukraine s war against russian aggression and israel s war on hamas as a twin defense of a values based international order. but much of the world isn t buying it. inside america, too, there is significant pushback. my guest is fiona hill, former us national security council expert on russia. how dangerous is this new world disorder? fiona hill, welco