See Local News
Get Balanced News From Your U.S. State.
See Local News
See all locals

Some US officials say in internal memo Israel may be violating international law in Gaza

Posted on AllSides April 28th, 2024
From The Center
REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

Some senior U.S. officials have advised Secretary of State Antony Blinken that they do not find "credible or reliable" Israel's assurances that it is using U.S.-supplied weapons in accordance with international humanitarian law, according to an internal State Department memo reviewed by Reuters.

Other officials upheld support for Israel's representation.

Under a National Security Memorandum (NSM) issued by President Joe Biden in February, Blinken must report to Congress by May 8 whether he finds credible Israel's assurances that its use of U.S. weapons does not violate U.S. or international law.

Read full story
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/some-us-officials-say-internal-memo-israel-may-be-violating-international-law-2024-04-27/

More News about Defense and Security from the Left, Center and Right

From the Left

From the Center

From the Right