US Secretary of State Antony Blinken admitted Israel has killed more civilians than Hamas fighters,…
Sputnik International MOSCOW (Sputnik) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken admitted Israel has killed more civilians than Hamas fighters, responding to the reporterâs question about the National Security Memorandum 20 which he submitted to Congress on May 10.
In an interview with the CBS News broadcaster Blinken was asked “The prime minister himself said Israel assesses the IDF killed 14,000 terrorists and 16,000 civilians. Does the US share the Israeli assessment that more civilians have been killed than actual terrorists?”
The US State Secretary responded with a resolute “Yes, we do.”
âIt’s reasonable to assessâŠthere have been acts that have been inconsistent with Israel’s obligations under international humanitarian law,â Blinken clarified, adding that “there are hundreds of ongoing inquiries looking at different incidents.”
Nevertheless, he responded negatively when asked if the State Department had been able to identify Israelâs possible violations of “US laws and weapons-sharing agreements.”
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