This has nothing to do with the war in Israel. The negotiations for an 2024 election deal between the government and the opposition in Venezuela have been going on for months with the Biden administration agreeing to drop sanctions if a deal was reached.
Venezuela, opposition sign election deal; US weighs sanctions relief
https://www.reuters.com/world/ameri...al-paving-way-us-sanctions-relief-2023-10-17/
Sanctions Lift Would Boost Venezuelan Oil Exports to the US
August 25, 2023
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...-would-boost-venezuelan-oil-exports-to-the-us
Months you say? Try years. We have been kicking this around every time there is a global crisis and we chose to pull the trigger this time.