US officials: Israel violates international law

According to Tasnim International News Agency, some senior US officials stated in a report that Israel may have violated international laws in Gaza.

According to a brief internal report of the US State Department, some senior US officials advised Secretary of State Anthony Blinken that they did not find credible and reliable assurances from Israel that the regime used US 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, by March 24, at least seven different offices within the State Department had submitted their initial internal reports to Blinken. A portion of this report, which has not been previously released, is classified as a classified document.

According to the national security memorandum signed by Joe Biden in February, Blinken must submit a report to Congress by May 8 on whether he has found credible assurances from Israel that show the regime's use of American weapons in The war in Gaza has violated US or international law.

Based on this, the joint report of the 4 agencies has raised serious concerns about the non-compliance with international human rights laws during Israel's prosecution of the Gaza war.

In the evaluation of these 4 mentioned offices, Israel's guarantees are not reliable and valid. This assessment also mentions 8 examples of Israeli military actions that officials believe have raised serious questions about possible violations of international human rights laws.

In addition, the 4-department assessment found that officials stated that in 11 cases of Israeli military action, the delivery of humanitarian aid was negligently restricted, including that all trucks carrying this aid were stopped due to artificial and double restrictions. It has returned in inspections as well as numerous raids on collection sites that should not be raided.

In another part of this internal report, Blinken has warned that by suspending the sending of American aid, Israel's ability to face possible threats outside its airspace is limited, and it requires Washington to sell weapons to other countries in the region now and Reassess in the future.

However, the The continuous aggression of the Israel regime in the Gaza Strip and at the same time in various areas of the West Bank has entered its 205th consecutive day..

Mahmoud Abbas, the President of the Palestinian Authority, during his speech at the World Economic Forum in Riyadh, stated that 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. Based on a political solution, Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem should be united in an independent Palestinian state.

Abbas emphasized that he is afraid that after Gaza, Israel will move to the West Bank to force its people 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 Israel regime in the Gaza Strip.

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