The State Department has received and is reviewing assurances from Israel that its use of US-supplied weaponry does not violate international humanitarian law or American human rights law, as reported by several US news outlets. This scrutiny comes after 17 Senate Democrats and Democratic lawmakers, including @JoaquinCastrotx, warned that Israel might not be in compliance with a national security memorandum. This memorandum requires recipients of US weapons to not hinder the delivery of humanitarian aid, emphasizing the need to protect Palestinian children from starvation in Gaza. If the US administration finds Israel in non-compliance, it could lead to the suspension of some weapons transfers or military sales to Israel. Despite these concerns, a US State Department spokesperson announced that Israel's use of American weapons has not been found to be in violation of international law, and the US has deemed Israel in compliance with Biden's national security memorandum.
The U.S. has deemed Israel in compliance with Biden's national security memorandum stipulating that recipients of U.S. weapons must be in compliance with international law, nor may they block the provision of humanitarian assistance / @Bsamuels0 https://t.co/e1ixf1vUzD
JUST IN: US State Department spokesperson says Israel's use of American weapons has not been found to be in violation of international law.
Democrats warn Biden: Israel not in compliance with U.S. law as recipients of military aid https://t.co/uS5Vqb6J3k
U.S. Democratic lawmakers are warning the Biden administration that Israel, as a recipient of U.S. military aid, is not abiding by the American laws to which it is beholden amid Gaza's worsening humanitarian crisis / @Bsamuels0 https://t.co/uS5Vqb6bdM
Democrats warn Biden: Israel not in compliance with U.S. law as recipients of military aid @JoaquinCastrotx tells me: "Congress & White House need to make clear to Israel that we will enforce US law to protect Palestinian children from starvation in Gaza" https://t.co/XZ86FB9Uim
17 Senate Democrats warn Biden: Israel isn't in compliance with national security memorandum requiring recipients of US weapons to not hinder delivery of humanitarian aid If admin finds this to be true, it could eventually lead to suspended military sales https://t.co/Huk6hpX9k1
The State Department is reviewing Israeli assurances that its use of US-supplied weaponry does not violate international law. If US believes Israel lacks the assurances it needs, Biden could suspend some weapons transfers to Israel https://t.co/UC96CFJop1
The State Department has received a letter from Israel saying it has provided assurances that its use of US-supplied weaponry does not violate international humanitarian law or American human rights law, several US news outlets have reported https://t.co/g483cS8Rvn