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State Department says assessing alleged international law violations in Gaza is complex; cites actions on settler abuses and Sudan
Summary
The Secretary of State said the State Department continues to investigate potential violations of international humanitarian law in Gaza but described the governing context there as uniquely complex; he also referenced U.S. actions related to extremist settler abuses in the West Bank and recent U.S. steps addressing Sudan's RSF and SAF abuses.
The Secretary of State told reporters that the State Department takes its responsibility to assess alleged violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) seriously but that making definitive determinations in Gaza is "an incredibly complicated thing to do, especially to do in real time." He said Gaza's densely populated environment and an enemy embedded among civilians complicate immediate legal conclusions.
"We have a responsibility to do to assess in any place, whether, violations of international, humanitarian law are occurring, war crimes, other abuses of international law, international norms,…
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