Some senior US officials said that Israel may have violated international law in Gaza, in a memo to Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

In the memo, seen by Reuters, the officials said they had found no “credible or documented” assurances from Israel that it was using American weapons in accordance with international humanitarian law.

Other officials supported Israel's claim that it adheres to international law.

Under a national security memorandum issued by President Joe Biden in February, Blinken must submit a report to Congress by May 8 determining whether he has found credible Israeli assurances that its use of American weapons does not violate American or international law.

By March 24, at least seven offices in the US State Department had sent their contributions to an initial “options memorandum” for Blinken. Some parts of the memorandum that had not been disclosed before were sealed.

The explanations submitted to the memo provide the most comprehensive picture yet of divisions within the State Department over whether Israel is violating international humanitarian law in Gaza.

An American official said, "Some elements in the ministry preferred to accept Israeli guarantees, others preferred to reject them, and others did not take any position."

A joint submission from four offices - Democracy, Human Rights and Labour, Population, Refugees and Migration, Global Criminal Justice, and International Organization Affairs - raised "serious concern about non-compliance" with international humanitarian law during Israel's prosecution of the Gaza war.

The assessment conducted by the four offices said that the Israeli assertions were “not credible and cannot be relied upon.” It cited eight examples of Israeli military actions that officials said raised "serious questions" about potential violations of international humanitarian law.

These violations included repeated strikes on protected sites and infrastructure as well as “unreasonably high levels of civilian harm for military gain,” and little action was taken to investigate the violations or hold accountable those responsible for the massive harm to civilians and “the killing of personnel.” humanitarian and journalists at an unprecedented rate.”

The assessment by the four offices also cited 11 instances of Israeli military actions that officials said saw “arbitrary restrictions on humanitarian aid,” including the rejection of entire trucks of aid because of a single “dual-use” item, and “artificial” restrictions on inspections. As well as repeated attacks on humanitarian sites that should not have been hit.

Earlier, the Wall Street Journal revealed that he sent a letter to Congress on Friday, stating that they had found evidence that three units of the Israeli occupation army had committed human rights violations, and the minister said: We must postpone making any decision on whether Washington will withhold aid. Military of one of the battalions.

The newspaper confirms that Blinken's letter addressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, did not mention the name of the battalion facing the aid cutoff, but according to American officials, it is the "Netzah Yehuda" unit consisting of 500 soldiers, and includes a number of extremist soldiers.

Blinken stressed that two units in the Israeli army are “credibly involved” in “serious human rights violations” against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank, but they have been subjected to effective treatment, and therefore they will continue to receive American aid.

Johnson and other Republicans in the White House have warned against imposing sanctions on the occupation at the same time it is fighting the Hamas movement, which is classified as a terrorist organization in the United States and other countries, according to the newspaper.

But Blinken assured Johnson that any sanctions on the occupation army "will not have any impact on Israel's ability to defend itself against Hamas, Iran, Hezbollah, or any other threats."