Politico said that the United States has a trove of information about Israel’s conduct in the war, allowing it to assess whether Israel is adhering to the laws of war.
The American website quoted – from informed sources – that while American officials say that they are not currently making judgments on whether Israel is adhering to the laws of war, Washington has already collected detailed intelligence information that allows it to make this assessment in the future.
According to these sources, the information available to the United States is intelligence and detailed assessments related to the military movements and tactics of both Israel and Hamas since the start of the war, including data on targeting, the weapons used, and the potential number of deaths on both sides.
Politico reported from these sources that the intelligence information was shared with members of Congress in several briefing sessions, including a session with the intelligence committees, and that some of this information related to Israel’s use of unguided and unintelligent munitions in its war on Gaza.
Indiscriminate bombing
The website said that Biden was likely relying on information when he spoke about the indiscriminate Israeli bombing, and it appears that his administration has information in this regard.
He added that State Department officials are also collecting reports on possible Israeli violations through a previously disclosed system, called the Civilian Harm Incident Response Guidelines, or CHIRG, according to Josh Paul, who resigned from the department over concerns about its approach to the war.
Some officials in the department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs have asked the State Department’s legal wing “to provide information about their potential exposure to international law as a result of approving these sales,” Paul said.