Biden admin says it's 'reasonable to assess' Israel used American weapons in ways 'inconsistent' with international law

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CNN Politics

Updated 5:11 PM EDT, Fri May 10, 2024


CNN — The Biden administration said Friday that it is “reasonable to assess” that US weapons have been used by Israeli forces in Gaza in ways that are “inconsistent” with international humanitarian law but stopped short of officially saying Israel violated the law.

The report which was drafted by the State Department said that investigations into potential violations are ongoing but noted that the US does “not have complete information to verify” whether the US weapons “were specifically used” in alleged violations of international humanitarian law.

“Given the nature of the conflict in Gaza, with Hamas seeking to hide behind civilian populations and infrastructure and expose them to Israeli military action, as well as the lack of USG personnel on the ground in Gaza, it is difficult to assess or reach conclusive findings on individual incidents. Nevertheless, given Israel’s significant reliance on U.S.-made defense articles, it is reasonable to assess that defense articles covered under NSM-20 have been used by Israeli security forces since October 7 in instances inconsistent with its IHL obligations or with established best practices for mitigating civilian harm,” the report said.

The report, which covers the period from the outbreak of the war with Hamas on October 7 to late April, did not find that Israel has withheld humanitarian aid to Gaza in violation of US law.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/10/politics/biden-israel-gaza-war-report/index.html

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Seeing a Friday news dump.

[TexasDem69]

1. So the key takeaway

Is that yes, Hamas is a bunch of cowards who hide behind women and children (not to mention murdering those who are Israeli) and in hospitals and schools, sometimes resulting in civilian deaths that wouldn’t otherwise have occurred. Shocking I tell you!

[AloeVera]

3. Really?

That's what you took from it?

Nevertheless, given Israel’s significant reliance on U.S.-made defense articles, it is reasonable to assess that defense articles covered under NSM-20 have been used by Israeli security forces since October 7 in instances inconsistent with its IHL obligations or with established best practices for mitigating civilian harm,” the report said.

That's pretty damning imo.

[myohmy2]

2. ...it's "reasonable to assess"...

"... it is reasonable to assess that defense articles covered under NSM-20 have been used by Israeli security forces since October 7 in instances inconsistent with its IHL obligations or with established best practices for mitigating civilian harm,”

...assessing is reasonable...I would like to think our government is assessing all the time...

...everyone is assessing...we're being assessed...

...our credibility on the high road is assessed...

...putin and Iran stirred the shit and we're getting the wrong end of the stick...

...this has got to have something to do with king magat...