Oxfam and Human Rights Watch are urging the U.S. to halt arms transfers to Israel, alleging the use of U.S. weapons in war crimes. Israel's assurances of lawful weapon use are deemed not credible by the organizations, prompting calls for suspension of military aid.
US official says Israel sent assurance it is using arms lawfully, days before deadline https://t.co/F6AYVfhjR7
US official confirms receipt of Israeli assurance that IDF using aid per int'l law https://t.co/LCpxFOitw9
#Israel has submitted written assurances as required by the US State Department stating its use of American-supplied weapons are not being used to violate humanitarian laws in #Gaza, a US official says. https://t.co/cDhqA3KXoA
JUST IN: Reuters reports that Israel submitted written assurance to the US State Department that US-supplied weapons are not being used to violate humanitarian laws
US official confirms receipt of Israeli assurance that IDF using aid per int’l law https://t.co/9fEQd2X0I5
JUST IN: U.S. Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew on Tuesday privately told the State Department Israel is following American and international law in its handling of weapons and humanitarian aid in its offensive in Gaza. https://t.co/vVowuImLs7
Rights groups warn US over Israel's assurances on weapons use, @ElizHagedorn reports https://t.co/NBVgNhNslK
NEW: @hrw and @Oxfam tell @POTUS: To abide by US law, the US must immediately suspend arms transfers to Israel. Evidence gathered by the orgs clearly shows Israel is using US weapons to commit war crimes. Weapons to Israel violate US law, the memo states. https://t.co/P3wnQmehHs
Important intervention from Oxfam and Human Rights Watch warning that Israel’s insistence that they’re not using U.S. weapons to violate international law are “not credible.” The U.S. govt is almost certainly breaking our own laws against providing arms used for war crimes. https://t.co/HGnVRfolnu
Breaking: @OxfamAmerica & @hrw submit memo to US govt showing how Israel is using US weapons & blocking aid in violation of intl & US law. Israel's assurances to respect the law arent credible—the US should suspend its military aid https://t.co/OAyDuJXKey https://t.co/EHxZT8frji
LIVE UPDATES: Oxfam, Human Rights Watch call for the immediate suspension of U.S. arms transfers to Israel https://t.co/jghcNFgnu6