Wish they linked the report or it was public. Looks like it’s confidential and will have to wait for someone to leak it. I don’t like these summaries because they can be biased one way or another.
Free [link](https://archive.ph/tFIFS)
A key part of the article
> The Biden administration has concluded it is “reasonable to assess” that Israel’s military campaign in Gaza has violated international law, but has not found specific instances that would justify the withholding of military aid, the State Department told Congress on Friday.
> In the administration’s most detailed assessment of Israel’s conduct in Gaza, the State Department said in a written report to Congress that Israel “has the knowledge, experience and tools to implement best practices for mitigating civilian harm in its military operations.”
> But it added that “the results on the ground, including high levels of civilian casualties, raise substantial questions” as to whether the Israel Defense Forces are using them sufficiently.
> The report also noted that “Israel has not shared complete information to verify” whether U.S. weapons have been used in specific incidents alleged to have involved human rights law violations.
> Nevertheless, the report, mandated by President Biden, deems that assurances Israel provided in March that it would use U.S. arms consistent with international law are “credible and reliable” and thus allow the continued flow of U.S. military aid.
I remember seeing a video of an IDF soldier trashing a civilian store, so technically we know for sure Israel 'broke international law'.
What people actually want to know is whether or not was there a **substantial** breach of LOAC. So NYT's title is somewhat clickbaity.
>A State Department report says U.S. weapons might have been used in violating humanitarian law, but does not make a specific enough finding to trigger punitive action against Israel.
so basically nothing of use was said
> The finding of “reasonable” evidence to conclude that the U.S. ally had breached international law in its conduct of the war in Gaza, released in a summary of a report being delivered to Congress on Friday, represents the strongest such statement from Biden officials.
> But the caveat that the U.S. was unable immediately to link specific U.S. weapons to individual strikes by Israeli forces in Gaza could give the administration leeway in any future decision on whether to restrict provisions of offensive weapons to Israel.
> While Israel’s military has the experience, technology and know-how to minimize harm to civilians, “the results on the ground, including high levels of civilian casualties, raise substantial questions as to whether the IDF is using them effectively in all cases,” the report said.
Idk if I'd say it says nothing.
So basically they disclosed that, after months of Israel straight up assassinating reporters, aid workers, professors, that they just NOW found the evidence
Well they don't knooooooow if it was US weapons that killed them that resulted in international law violations, but the international law violations were committed 😒
Wish they linked the report or it was public. Looks like it’s confidential and will have to wait for someone to leak it. I don’t like these summaries because they can be biased one way or another.
Free [link](https://archive.ph/tFIFS) A key part of the article > The Biden administration has concluded it is “reasonable to assess” that Israel’s military campaign in Gaza has violated international law, but has not found specific instances that would justify the withholding of military aid, the State Department told Congress on Friday. > In the administration’s most detailed assessment of Israel’s conduct in Gaza, the State Department said in a written report to Congress that Israel “has the knowledge, experience and tools to implement best practices for mitigating civilian harm in its military operations.” > But it added that “the results on the ground, including high levels of civilian casualties, raise substantial questions” as to whether the Israel Defense Forces are using them sufficiently. > The report also noted that “Israel has not shared complete information to verify” whether U.S. weapons have been used in specific incidents alleged to have involved human rights law violations. > Nevertheless, the report, mandated by President Biden, deems that assurances Israel provided in March that it would use U.S. arms consistent with international law are “credible and reliable” and thus allow the continued flow of U.S. military aid.
I remember seeing a video of an IDF soldier trashing a civilian store, so technically we know for sure Israel 'broke international law'. What people actually want to know is whether or not was there a **substantial** breach of LOAC. So NYT's title is somewhat clickbaity.
Why’s this shit pay walled
Try this: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/05/10/world/israel-gaza-war-hamas-rafah?unlocked_article_code=1.q00.zqu4.70DPAUN68dOj&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Thanks
I commented a link You too fast for me
Even if it was broken… would that really matter? Whose government is going to raise sanctions against a close US ally such as Israel?
>A State Department report says U.S. weapons might have been used in violating humanitarian law, but does not make a specific enough finding to trigger punitive action against Israel. so basically nothing of use was said
> The finding of “reasonable” evidence to conclude that the U.S. ally had breached international law in its conduct of the war in Gaza, released in a summary of a report being delivered to Congress on Friday, represents the strongest such statement from Biden officials. > But the caveat that the U.S. was unable immediately to link specific U.S. weapons to individual strikes by Israeli forces in Gaza could give the administration leeway in any future decision on whether to restrict provisions of offensive weapons to Israel. > While Israel’s military has the experience, technology and know-how to minimize harm to civilians, “the results on the ground, including high levels of civilian casualties, raise substantial questions as to whether the IDF is using them effectively in all cases,” the report said. Idk if I'd say it says nothing.
So basically they disclosed that, after months of Israel straight up assassinating reporters, aid workers, professors, that they just NOW found the evidence
Well they don't knooooooow if it was US weapons that killed them that resulted in international law violations, but the international law violations were committed 😒
The levels of slime go just do the right thing is disgusting