US assessments on Israel's war conduct still ongoing

27/3/2024 6:28

        The Biden administration has so far not reached a conclusion that Israel has violated the international laws of war but the processes to assess that continue and are yet to produce a definitive assessment, the State Department said on Tuesday.
        
        Speaking in a news briefing, Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said the administration was due to submit a report to the U.S. Congress by May 8 as part of a February national security memorandum that reminds countries that receive U.S. weapons to stick to international law and not block humanitarian aid.
        
        "These processes to assess their compliance with international humanitarian law are ongoing, they have not reached a definitive conclusion," Miller said.
        
        "And the next step is we are due to provide Congress a report -- it's the next thing that's required by this memo on May 8 -- where we will get into these issues in more detail."