US says Israel’s use of US arms likely violated international law, but evidence is incomplete

The Memo: Biden takes fire from all sides after Israel arms move

President Biden’s decision to pause an arms shipment to Israel is his most dramatic move so far in the war in Gaza — and it may end up pleasing no one. Republicans have lambasted Biden for the decision, accusing him of abandoning Israel. Former President Trump has made that argument, as did several GOP senators…

The US government sees evidence of violations of international law by Israel in the Gaza Strip with weapons supplied by Washington. A State Department report to Congress said the violations were “likely” but could not be determined with certainty.

A US State Department report said Israel may have violated international humanitarian law during a military operation in Gaza with weapons supplied to it by the US. This is America's harshest criticism of Israel to date.

Israel's use of US weapons in Gaza may violate international law, State Dept. says

The United States has issued a stunning criticism of Israel’s use of American weapons in the Gaza war, after Israeli forces intensified operations around the southern city of Rafah, where more than a million displaced people are sheltering.

UN General Assembly votes for full Palestinian membership. The USA will block the move in the Security Council. The east of the city of Rafah was encircled by Israel's army

US says Israel's use of weapons may have violated international law

WASHINGTON, USA – The Biden administration on Friday, May 10, said Israel’s use of United States-supplied weapons may have violated international humanitarian law during its military operation in Gaza, in its strongest criticism to date of Israel. But the administration stopped short of a definitive assessment, saying that due to the chaos of the war in Gaza it could not verify specific instances where use of those weapons might have been involv…