The State Department said a lack of personnel on the ground in Gaza is “one of the reasons” its recent report on whether Israel used United States weapons in violation of U.S. and international law was inconclusive.
But the Biden administration will not commit to an independent investigation — raising questions about whether the United States will ever have definitive findings on how its military aid is used abroad.
The State Department reiterated to NOTUS that it would not be putting personnel on the ground in Gaza, a policy announced by Biden during his State of the Union speech in March. It would not comment on whether it would ever seek a conclusive answer on how American weapons are being used.