Crucial State Department report expected to absolve Israel of breaking international law in Gaza

A State Department report is expected to find that Israel has not violated the terms of a US weapons agreement, according to the Associated Press.

The result of the investigation could have required the US to stop sending weapons to its ally if it found Israel had broken US and international humanitarian law while conducting its war against Hamas in Gaza.

While the report is expected to be critical of Israel’s conduct in Gaza, it did not find that it breached the terms of a US-Israel agreement governing arms sales, the AP reported, citing a US official.

The report was the result of a presidential directive that came following pressure from Democrats to force the administration to rule on whether US-made weapons sent to Israel were being used lawfully.