US officials: Israel violates international law

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, some top US officials stated in a report that Israel may have violated international laws in Gaza.

According to a short internal report of the US State Department, some senior US officials advised Secretary of State Anthony Blinken that valid and reliable guarantees They did not find assurances from Israel that this regime used American weapons in accordance with international human rights laws.

In this report, which was obtained by Reuters, the officials added: Some favorable sections in the ministry accepted Israel’s guarantees, while others rejected them, and others did not take any position.

Accordingly, at least seven different offices in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as of On March 24, they sent their initial internal report to Blinken. A portion of this report, which has not been released before, is classified as a classified document.

Under the national security memorandum signed by Joe Biden in February, Blinken must report to Congress by May 8 on whether he has found credible assurances from Israel that the use of This regime of American weapons in the Gaza war has violated American or international laws.

Accordingly, the joint report of the 4 agencies has raised serious concerns about the non-compliance with international human rights law during Israel’s prosecution of the Gaza war.

In the assessment of these 4 agencies, it is said that Israel’s guarantees are not reliable and valid. The assessment also points to 8 examples of Israeli military actions that officials believe have raised serious questions about possible violations of international human rights law.

Furthermore, the 4-agency assessment found that officials stated that in 11 cases of Israeli military action, the delivery of humanitarian aid was negligently restricted. Among other things, all the trucks carrying these aids have returned due to fake and double restrictions on inspections, as well as numerous attacks on aid collection places that should not be attacked.

In another part of this internal report, it is warned that Blinken by suspending the sending of American aid, Israel’s ability to face possible threats outside the territory Air has limited itself and requires Washington to re-evaluate arms sales to other countries in the region now and in the future.

while the continuous aggression of the Zionist regime It has entered the Gaza Strip and simultaneously to different areas of the West Bank for its 250th consecutive day

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said during a speech at the World Economic Forum in Riyadh: We want the international community to recognize Palestine as a full member state in the United Nations.

He added: Israel destroyed three quarters of the Gaza Strip and the situation in Gaza is very unfortunate. If Israel attacks Rafah, the greatest disaster in the history of the Palestinian nation will occur. It should be based on a solution. The politics of Gaza, the West Bank and Quds should come together in an independent Palestinian state.

Abbas stressed: I am afraid that after Gaza, Israel will move towards the West Bank so that the people force it to migrate to Jordan.

So far, more than 34,000 people, most of whom are women and children, have lost their lives due to the aggression of the Zionist regime in the Gaza Strip. They have lost.

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