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US says Israel’s use of weapons may have violated international law

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The State Department's report lists numerous credible reports of civilian harm, but also says it could not make a definitive assessment whether any breaches of law had occurred

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The assessment came in a 46-page unclassified State Department report to Congress required under a new National Security Memorandum that President Joe Biden issued in early February.The Biden administration has already put a hold on one package of arms in a major policy shift and said the US was reviewing others even as it reiterated long-term support for Israel.

Because of that, the administration said it still finds credible Israel’s assurances that it is using US weapons in accordance with international law. US officials at the State Department have been divided over the issue. Reuters reported in late April that officials in at least four bureaus inside the agency haveover Israel’s conduct in Gaza, laying out specific examples where the country might be in breach of the law.

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