As Trump and Netanyahu sound increasingly optimistic about a ceasefire and hostage release deal, I asked former Israeli military intelligence chief Tamir Hayman about Israel’s strategic aims, the war in Gaza, and what comes next. Watch our full interview here.

Christiane, how can you keep a straight face talking to genocidal psychopaths?

Netanyahu is not going to stop killing innocent Palestinians until they are all dead.

why do you interview psychotic scumbags...

Netanyahu looks far too happy for me to believe it’ll be in any way fair to the Palestinians

What a pity you banned me Christiane

The Trump admin's Gaza "progress" is a mirage conjured through military theatrics & aid privatization. Eighteen months of failed strategy now sees Hamas rockets still flying & hostages unreleased, yet Trump boasts of "great progress...because of this attack we made [on Iran]." Classic madman diplomacy: bomb first, declare victory, ignore reality. Behind Netanyahu's ceasefire optimism lies a dystopian aid scheme: US mercenaries replacing UN relief, 55 orgs warning of starvation, and Gaza's reconstruction outsourced to private contractors. Hayman's warnings of "strategic defeat" go unheeded as Trump prioritizes photo-ops over peace. This isn't statecraft—it's disaster capitalism masquerading as policy, sacrificing Palestinians to enrich security firms. When will America stop confusing airstrikes for strategy and privatization for progress?

What a crock of lies, how can you fall for this?

But it’s not all the hostages. It’s horrifying.

There are 2 strategic aims: - kill everyone, - and confiscate everything.