Day 225 - US explores sanctions for extremists blocking Gaza aid

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It is day 225 of the war with Hamas. US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
The Biden administration is looking into sanctioning the extremist Israelis involved in the recent spate of attacks targeting humanitarian aid convoys for Gaza civilians. Magid tells us about how widespread of a disturbance this is and what these potential sanctions would mean.
On May 13, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan again set out a 10-point list of the Biden Administration’s views on the ongoing war in Gaza. He later announced that he would visit Saudi Arabia and Israel to discuss the long-shot US effort to broker a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia. What does Magid make of the timing of these events and how realistic is this normalization effort? Magid also speaks about the dissonance between the US's goals of stopping Hamas and ending the war.
Magid explains why we recently saw a flurry of Hamas leaders meeting with Turkey's leadership. He also discusses where, if anywhere, they could be rehoused if truly thrown out from Qatar.
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Discussed articles include:
US looking to sanction extremist Israelis for attacks on Gaza aid convoys, officials tell ToI
Top Biden aide Sullivan to visit Israel for talks on Saudi ties, Rafah — official
The US aims to wrap up Gaza war. How does that square with its goal of toppling Hamas?
Qatar briefly kicked out Hamas leaders as hostage talks stalled in April — officials
THOSE WE HAVE LOST: Civilians and soldiers killed in Hamas's onslaught on Israel
THOSE WE ARE MISSING: The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown
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ILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE: Palestinians carry boxes of humanitarian aid after rushing the trucks transporting the international aid from the US-built Trident Pier near Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on May 18, 2024. (AFP)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.