Politico: US Delays Report on ‘Israel’ War Crimes Probe

By Staff, Agencies

The administration of US President Joe Biden is postponing a report on whether “Israel” has committed war crimes in Gaza, Politico said on Tuesday, citing anonymous lawmakers.

Despite all the atrocities “Israel” has committed, the State Department has been investigating if “Israel” has violated international humanitarian law since the beginning of its military aggression on Gaza Strip.

Should the “Israeli” Forces be found in violation, the usual US military assistance to the entity would be at risk of drying up.

The Biden administration had been aiming to deliver the report to Congress on Wednesday, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said during a press conference on Tuesday afternoon. He stressed the soft deadline was “self-imposed,” and that work is ongoing.

A senior administration official, speaking anonymously, told Politico that the report will “be delayed by less than a week.”

Meanwhile, the US has paused shipments of bombs to “Israel” against the backdrop of the Zionist army’s “limited” ground offensive into the overcrowded Gazan border town of Rafah.

The assault was initiated against the Biden administration’s wishes, the agency wrote, citing a senior administration official. A shipment of 1,800 2,000-pound [900kg] bombs and 1,700 500-pound [225kg] bombs had been earmarked for the “Israeli” army last week, but the US was concerned about the potential use of larger explosives in Rafah’s extremely overpopulated conditions.

More than 1.4 million Palestinians are currently sheltering in the town, according to UN estimates.