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laura blumenfeld is a middle east analyst and former senior policy advisor on the state department'stinian negotiating team. welcome to bbc news. from your perspective, why does not binyamin netanyahu respond to all this pressure coming from within and from the all this pressure coming from within and frt after! all this pressure coming from within and frt after the when .,- ”w’viiie’riiiie ' " 7 i? 77” when the israeli operation when the israeli forces managed to free some of those hostages that whenever they feel — the israeli are approaching, they have to do something. unfortunately, unless a ceasefire unless there is a ceasefire deal, the consequences wouldn't indeed. laura blumenfeld is a middle east analyst and former senior policy advisor on the state department's israeli—palestinian negotiating team. welcome to bbc news. from your perspective, why does not binyamin netanyahu perspective, why does not bi! this in netanyahu perspective, why does not bi! this pressure �*ahu perspective, why does not bi! this pressure coming from all this pressure coming from within and from the

laura blumenfeld is a middle list analyst based in washington, dc asked her if this really is the attorney point as well as benjamin netanyahu claims. it's interesting, he called this operation to eliminate natural, a operation new order. and it is certainly his goal to reorder the middle east of the way he's seen it. uh, you know, over the past decade or longer, iran has created a ring of fire around him with their proxies. and what he's trying to do is, is, you know, if not go to the head of the snake as he calls the supreme leader any wrong. and certainly some of the, some of the tentacles that are reaching out from, from a ron. and by striking it and us rela, that's, that's a way you know, a long way toward guy cheating that goal. i also think he's sort of flexing at saudi arabia and showing that if he can ally align himself with saudi arabian, or moderate arab states, that would provide a nice counterpoint and important counter wait to iran and its anti west anti israel and anti united states coalition. story and talk about the, the head of a spike, and it makes me think of this chain

and former senior policy advisor on the state department's israeli—palestine negotiating team, laura blumenfelde lack of a deal and ultimately for the deaths of six more hostages, what is your view on where the hostage negotiation cease—fire negotiations go from here? the saddest two _ negotiations go from here? tue saddest two words negotiations go from here? tte saddest two words in any language is too late. and they are struggling not only with grief but also not reaching the cease—fire deal and working of the details and they called it nuts and bolts. in this week now, hamas executing these six young hostages, they really turned the screws on the deal. it presents israel with a terrible dilemma on whether or not they retaliate or escalate and also the tougher the united states for three reasons. because of the hostages, there are americans, eight of them in the 23—year—old whojust are americans, eight of them in the 23—year—old who just died tragically was killed was one of them and first of all, it's from people who are over there being held captive to give for nearly 11 months and second