Biden administration won't conclude Israel violated terms of US weapons agreements, AP sources say
Source: Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) A soon-to-be-released Biden administration review of Israels use of U.S.-provided weapons in its war in Gaza does not conclude that Israel has violated the terms for their use, according to three people who have been briefed on the matter.
The report is expected to be sharply critical of Israel, even though it doesnt conclude that Israel violated terms of U.S.-Israel weapons agreements, according to one U.S. official.
The administrations findings on its close allys conduct of the war, a first-of-its-kind assessment that was compelled by President Joe Bidens fellow Democrats in Congress, comes after seven months of airstrikes, ground fighting and aid restrictions that have claimed the lives of nearly 35,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children.
Biden has tried to walk an ever-finer line in his support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus war against Hamas. He has faced growing rancor at home and abroad over the soaring Palestinian death toll and the onset of famine, caused in large part by Israeli restrictions on the movement of food and aid into Gaza. Tensions have been heightened further in recent weeks by Netanyahus pledge to expand the Israeli militarys offensive in the crowded southern city of Rafah, despite Bidens adamant opposition.
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