Biden administration to miss deadline for report on Israeli weapons use, sources say

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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will miss a Wednesday (May 8) deadline to report to Congress on whether Israel is violating international humanitarian law in Gaza, four sources said on Tuesday, findings that could fuel concerns over its use of US-supplied weapons against the Palestinian enclave.

Smoke rises after an Israeli strike as Israeli forces launch a ground and air operation in the eastern part of Rafah, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip May 7, 2024.

Reuters reported last month that some senior US officials do not find Israel's assurances credible. The Reuters report, along with investigations by outside organisations like Amnesty International has prompted some lawmakers to call on the Biden administration not to tilt the report toward Israel. Israel's assurances of compliance with US law are "not credible," said Representative Jason Crow, who last week organised a letter to Biden from more than 80 Democratic lawmakers saying there is sufficient evidence that Israel has violated international law and obstructed US aid deliveries to Gaza.

 

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