Biden administration says it will not embargo arms to Israel

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken seemed to indicate that the requirements had been met. According to a readout of his meeting with visiting Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer, the two men “reviewed steps that Israel has taken to improve the dire humanitarian situation inside Gaza,” including a recent Gaza aid package approved by the Israeli Cabinet.

The following day at a press briefing, Vedant Patel, principal deputy spokesperson, was pressed for a concrete answer. He stated that Israel had taken “a number of steps to address the measures laid out in the letter,” and as such, “we at this time have not made an assessment that the Israelis are in violation of U.S. law.”