Emboldened by Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu is intensifying his war on Gaza. The US has blamed Hamas for the renewed Israeli bombardment of the strip. But is Washington's support complicating efforts to reach a permanent ceasefire?

In this episode: 

• Brian Finucane -- Senior Adviser to the U.S. Program at the International Crisis Group
• Danilo Della Valle -- Member of the European Parliament for Italy's Five Star Movement
• Yousef Munayyer -- Head of the Palestine-Israel Program and a senior fellow at the Arab Center Washington DC

Host: James Bays

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