The American senator questioned the government’s assessment of the Gaza war

According to the international group Tasnim News Agency, following the publication of a report that the Israeli regime violates international law in Gaza, Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen, in a statement, assessed the Biden administration’s assessment of Israel’s actions in accordance with questioned the international rules in the Gaza war.

According to a brief internal report of the US State Department, some senior US officials advised Secretary of State Anthony Blinken that credible and reliable assurances from Israel They did not find any evidence that this regime used American weapons according to international human rights laws and may have violated international laws in Gaza.

In this report, obtained by Reuters, the officials added: “Some favorable sections in the ministry accepted the assurances of Israel and Some other sections rejected them and others did not take any position.

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

In the joint evaluation of 4 departments under the supervision of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 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.

This American senator stated that this report has raised serious doubts about the unanimity of the Biden administration to evaluate the performance of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Gaza according to international law.

in Another part of this internal report warned that Blinken, by suspending US aid, has limited Israel’s ability to deal with potential threats outside its airspace and requires Washington to sell weapons to other countries in the region now and then. to evaluate again in the future.

Van Holen stated that in the Reuters report , it was found that the proposals of the departments presenting this report were ignored due to political privileges.

He clarified that the decision to consider the compatibility of Israel’s actions with international laws is a fact and a law. . These facts and laws should not be ignored to achieve a predetermined political result. Our confidence is at great risk.

Meanwhile, Van Hollen And some other Democratic lawmakers have pressured Joe Biden to impose conditions on military aid to the Zionist regime so that this regime will be pressured to reduce the killing of civilians in Gaza. So far, the Biden administration has not done anything about it.

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

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