A report released Friday found that Israeli forces may have violated international humanitarian law, though it did not formally find that they had done so.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken declined to say that the U.S. had concluded that Israel violated weapons-sharing agreements. | Pat Hoelscher/AFP via Getty ImagesSecretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday continued to walk the fine line laid out in a long-awaited report released Friday about whether Israel has violated international humanitarian law.
“As you know, we put out a full report on that,” Blinken said, asked during an interview with Margaret Brennan on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” The U.S. does not plan to slow down any further weapons shipments to Israel, beyond the high-payload bombs that have been held up as Israel begins its incursion into Rafah, Blinken affirmed.Israel launches major military operation into Rafah then there’s certain systems that we’re not going to be supporting and supplying for that operation,” he said.
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